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1. aǧist(e)ment n.
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agistement
5 quotations in 1 sense
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The practice of pasturing, or permitting the pasturing, of livestock; also the right to do so, or the land so used.
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3. aǧistǒur, -er n.
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agister
3 quotations in 1 sense
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A forest officer in charge of pasturing livestock; also as surname.
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5. aldermanrīe n.
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The office of an alderman.
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7. amerciment n.
14 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A penalty imposed upon an offender or defaulter, esp. one imposed 'at the mercy', i.e. at the discretion, of the court (as distinct from a statutory fine); amercement; (b) the income from such……
10. ap(p)rǒuen v.
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approuen
13 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) Law To appropriate (common land) to one's own use and profit [in accordance with the Statutes of Merton (1236) and Westminster (1285)]; -- refl. & intr.; (b) to assign (sth.) as property; (c) to……
12. ars-metrīk(e n.
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arsmetrik, ars-metrike, arsmetrike
22 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) The 'art' or 'science' of measuring and calculating, being one of the four disciplines comprised in the quadrivium (along with geometry, astronomy, and music); (b) a treatise on this 'science'.
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14. attachement n.
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Law The act of distraining (sb.) to appear in court, or of sequestering (property); also, a writ of distraint, writ of attachement.
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15. attachen, -ien v.
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attachien
26 quotations in 3 senses
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Law (a) To distrain or bind (sb.) to appear in court; attachen bodi, distrain (someone's) person; attachen bi borwes; (b) to take into custody, arrest (sb.), take prisoner; (c) to sequester or attach……
16. attǒurnẹ̄, -ei n.
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attournei
47 quotations in 4 senses
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Law A person formally designated or appointed to represent a litigant in court or to transact official business; legal agent, attorney, advocate; attourne general, advocate empowered to act in all……
17. auctorīsātiōn n.
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The action of giving legal validity to a document.
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