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2. abāten, -i(en v.
Additional spellings:
abati, abatien
99 quotations in 8 senses
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(a) To knock down or demolish (a wall, etc.); (b) to knock (sb.) down; strike down or defeat (an enemy); (c) strike (sail); cast down (a banner).
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6. ac(c)ūsāciǒun, -tiọ̄n n.
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accusacioun, acusation, accusation
16 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) The act of charging someone with an offence or misconduct; (b) law formal accusation, indictment; (c) self-accusation, confession.
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7. acirographen v.
1 quotation in 1 sense
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Law To make a copy or multiple copies of (an agreement, etc.) by means of a chirograph.
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11. admittīble adj.
3 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Of reasoning: acceptable, admissible; of an action: permissible; (b) law of persons: allowed, entitled, having the right (to defend a case in a certain manner).
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12. advocacīe, advō̆cātie n.
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advocatie
5 quotations in 1 sense
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Law (a) the activity of a professional pleader in courts of law, advocacy; (b) the advocacy performed by a prosecutor, a charge or accusation; (c) theol. intercession or advocacy on behalf of a sinner……
14. affirmatī̆f, -ī̆ve adj. as n.
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affirmative
5 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) Phil. An affirmative proposition, a positive statement or inference; (b) the positive form or aspect of something; in affirmatives, in positive functions (as opposed to failure to function); wil……
15. affirmatī̆f, -ī̆ve adj.
Additional spellings:
affirmative
4 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Positive, affirmative (as opposed to negative); (b) law bringing suit; affirmatif parte, the plaintiff.
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17. aftershire n.
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aftershire
1 quotation in 1 sense
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Law A subsidiary county-court, held by the sheriff on the day after the regular full court.
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18. agrẹ̄vaunce n.
5 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Injury; pain, suffering; (b) law a grievance or complaint.
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