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61. atteinte n.

9 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Law A charge of felony (such as treason or misconduct in office); conviction of such an offence; seuen atteinte; (b) misconduct; (c) an attack or raid. …

62. atteinten v.

16 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) To reach or overtake (sb.); (b) carry out or do (sth.). …

63. attemptāciọ̄n n.

1 quotation in 1 sense
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Law The act of bringing suit, suing. …

64. attempten v.

40 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) To seek or try to do (sth.); venture upon or attempt (an action), seek (friendship); (b) venture or try (to do sth.). …

65. attǒurnẹ̄, -ei n.

Additional spellings: 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……

66. auctǒur n.

49 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) One who makes or creates a person or thing, one who founds an institution, one who brings about an action or a condition; creator, maker, originator, founder; perpetrator; first auctour, God; (b)……

67. autentī̆k adj. as n.

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Law A document that proves the validity of a right or claim. …

68. autentī̆k adj.

21 quotations in 2 senses
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Worthy of belief or acceptance, reliable, trustworthy; true, authoritative: (a) of opinions, statements, books, stories, etc.; (b) of persons. …

69. availāble adj.

25 quotations in 2 senses
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Beneficial, useful, helpful; available to (unto), helpful to (sb.), useful for (sth.). …

70. avail(e n.

Additional spellings: availe
68 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) Benefit, advantage, profit; ben avail, to be useful or effective; ben litel avail, to be of little value; (b) of persons: worthiness. …

71. availen v.

103 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) To help (sb.), assist; do good to (sb.), benefit, be profitable to; (b) refl. to help oneself, succeed; (c) impers. or with delayed subject: availeth, it availeth, it avails (sb.), it profits, it……

72. avauntāǧe n.

79 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) Dominant, privileged, or advantageous position; supremacy, superiority; haven avauntage of (before), to be superior to (sb.); (b) ship of avauntage, a superior ship, ?a faster ship; (c) at most……

73. aver(r)ement n.

Additional spellings: averrement
4 quotations in 1 sense
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Law (a) Proof; esp., a declaration under oath or a declaration supported by the oaths of others; (b) instruction [prob. scribal error]. …

74. averren v.

8 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) To corroborate (a statement); (b) to cite (sth.) as corroboration or proof. …

75. avīs n.

109 quotations in 8 senses
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Sight, view; inspection, scrutiny. …

76. avǒu(e)rīe n.

Additional spellings: avouerie
20 quotations in 5 senses
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The act of declaring something to be one's own, acknowledgment; sone bi avourie, adopted son. …

77. bail(le n.(1)

Additional spellings: baille
21 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) Captivity, custody; (b) charge, guardianship, stewardship. …

78. bak-bērende ppl.

Additional spellings: bakberende
3 quotations in 1 sense
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Law Of a thief: in the act of carrying stolen goods on his back. …

79. barrāble adj.

3 quotations in 1 sense
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Law Subject to debarment. …

80. barre n.

112 quotations in 10 senses
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(a) A barrier, obstruction, or barricade, esp. outside the gate of a walled city or castle; also, the gate itself; -- often pl.; (b) in names: gate (of a walled city). …

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