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1. acciǒun n.

60 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) Something done, an act, a deed; accioun of penitence (penaunce), an act of penance; (b) the operation or effect (of heat or fire); the activity or function (of a bodily organ); accioun visif……

2. ac(c)ūsāciǒun, -tiọ̄n n.

Additional spellings: accusacioun, acusation, accusation
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(a) The act of charging someone with an offence or misconduct; (b) law formal accusation, indictment; (c) self-accusation, confession. …

3. actǒur n.

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(a) A doer, a maker; (b) actour of curing, that which brings about a cure; (c) a guardian, a steward; (d) law one who brings suit at law, the plaintiff. …

4. addiciǒun n.

31 quotations in 2 senses
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Math. The act of adding numbers together; the arithmetical process of addition. …

5. affirmatī̆f, -ī̆ve adj. as n.

Additional spellings: affirmative
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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……

6. ā̆lias n. & adv.

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Law (a) A second writ of attachment issued when the first proves ineffectual; from the phrase sicut alias praecipimus; (b) otherwise called; -- from phr. alias dictus. …

7. ālienāciǒun n.

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Law The transfer of one's title to property or rights; alienation or sale (of property); surrender or loss (of a right); also, alteration (of a will) [quot. 1458]. …

8. allē̆gāciǒun n.

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(a) Law Formal declaration in court, presentation of evidence; maken allegacioun, declare; (b) an argument or reason proffered as evidence or proof. …

9. ap(p)araunce, -ence n.

Additional spellings: apparaunce, aparence, apparence
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(a) Visible form, figure; (b) sight. …

10. attemptāciọ̄n n.

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

11. 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)……

12. benefī̆ce n.

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(a) A deed of friendship, benevolent act, a favor, a kindness; (b) an act of piety, a good deed. …

13. calumnīe n.

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(a) False accusation, slander; (b) law a false challenge, legal objection raised in bad faith. …

14. cā̆s n.

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(a) State of affairs, circumstances, situation; predicament; hard cas; the fortunes (of a person), lot, destiny; (b) senden cas, yeven cas, to grant fortune, rule destiny; grant (a certain kind of)……

15. cauciǒun n.

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(a) Something offered as security, such as a pledge, a bond, a pawn, or bail; finden, laien, yeven caucioun, give a pledge, furnish security; caucioun marchant, ?security in goods; (b) law an……

16. cāve n.(2)

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(a) A warning; (b) law an injunction or rule. …

17. certiorārī n.

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Law A writ of certiorari. …

18. chalenǧe n.

44 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) A false or malicious accusation or charge; also, any charge; wrong chalenge, an accusation of having done wrong; (b) wrong chalenge, wrongdoing, injury inflicted upon others. …

19. collūsiǒun n.

24 quotations in 2 senses
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Law (a) A secret understanding or agreement between persons to circumvent the law or to achieve a purpose by unfair or fraudulent means; collusion; (b) a fraudulent act, a subterfuge. …

20. compert ppl.(1) & n.

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(a) Found out, ascertained; (b) law the finding of an inquest; also, an inquest. …

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