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64. 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.
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66. compleiner n.
3 quotations in 1 sense
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Law One who makes charges or brings suit, a plaintiff.
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67. condiciǒun n.
104 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) A situation or state; circumstances of life or existence; condicioun of poverte, prosperite; childes condicioun, childhood; (b) status or station in a society; free condicioun, high condicioun,……
68. conissaunce n.
32 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) Knowledge, understanding, information; (b) recognition; (c) ben of conissaunce, to be known or familiar to (sb.), be of (one's) acquaintance.
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71. continūaunce n.
56 quotations in 7 senses
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Of persons: perseverance, continued application; constancy, patience; don, maken, usen continuaunce, to persevere, persist.
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74. convictiōn n.
3 quotations in 1 sense
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Law The act of finding a person guilty of an offense, conviction.
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75. copīe-hōld n.
Additional spellings:
copiehold
6 quotations in 1 sense
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Law (a) Tenure of manorial land by copy of court roll 'according to the custom of the manor and at the will of the lord'; (b) land so held; copie-hold lond.
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77. cǒuntrolle n.
1 quotation in 1 sense
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Law A duplicate copy of a scroll containing official records, maintained as a check against the primary copy.
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78. cǒurteisīe n.
75 quotations in 6 senses
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The complex of courtly ideals; chivalry, chivalrous conduct; also, contextually, one of these ideals, as courtly love, benevolence, kindness, cheerfulness.
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