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1
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A serious crime (such as murder or rape).

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felony

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An intentional act by one person that creates a fear in another of an imminent harmful or offensive contact, even though contact is not required.

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assault

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An unlawful attack by one person upon another for the purpose of inflicting severe or aggravated bodily injury. Although actual injury is not a requirement this type of criminal offence usually is accompanied by the use of a weapon or by means likely to produce death or great bodily harm.

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aggravated assault

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The unlawful touching the person of another by the aggressor himself, or any other substance put in motion by him. It must be either wilfully committed, or proceed from want of due care.

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battery

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Theft or fraudulent conversion of money entrusted to one’s care.

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embezzlement

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A voluntary act by one person inconsistent with the ownership rights of another. Examples are seen in cases where trees are cut down and the lumber hauled from the land by someone not having clear ownership; or removing furniture belonging to another from a cohabited dwelling, placing it in storage and not telling the owner of the whereabouts.

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conversion

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The crime of using dishonest methods to take something valuable from another person.

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fraud

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The illegal taking and carrying away of personal property belonging to another with the purpose of depriving the owner of its possession.

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larceny

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To proceed against a defendant by charging that person with a crime and bringing him or her to trial.

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prosecute

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Early release of a prisoner who is then subject to continued monitoring as well as compliance with certain terms and conditions for a specified period.

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parole

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The denial, refusal, or rejection of a right, power, or responsibility.

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disclaimer

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The specific manner of expressing in words in a speech or piece of writing

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wording

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A condition, requirement, or item specified in a legal instrument.

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stipulation

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Consistent conditions; conditions conforming to one standard.

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uniform conditions

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A defect in a legal document that can render it invalid.

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flaw

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To be in conflict with, to disregard, to breach

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to contravene

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To make into law

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to enact

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Something is doubtful or uncertain, and therefore capable of being understood in more possible senses

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ambiguous

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A private or civil wrongful act that causes another person harm or damage and entitles him or her to compensation.

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tort

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Responsible or obligated.

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liable

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To act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises

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to breach

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Deserving of blame or censure as being wrong, evil, improper, or injurious.

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culpability

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A legal obligation in tort law set on an individual requiring that they confirm to a standard of reasonable care while performing any acts that could foreseeably harm others. It is the first element that must be established to proceed with an action in negligence.

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a duty of care

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To clarify and resolve an issue in order to conclude the argument (e.g. lawsuit)

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to settle

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A legal directive or order commanding a certain behaviour, mostly granted by courts

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injunction

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The act of making a false spoken statement that causes people to have a bad opinion of someone

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slander

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A published statement or picture that unfairly damages a person’s good name or reputation.

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libel

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The making, drawing, or altering a document with the intent to defraud. A signature made without the person knowing of or consenting to it.

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forgery

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Not authentic or genuine

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fake

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30
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The right to act and make decisions for another person in business and legal matters

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power of attorney

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31
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The legal process of transferring property from one owner to another.

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conveyance

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The net worth of a person at any point in time. It is the sum of a person’s assets - legal rights, interests and entitlements to property of any kind - less all liabilities at that time.

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estate

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33
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A method of gaining legal title to real property by the actual, open, hostile, and continuous
possession of it to the exclusion of its true owner for the period prescribed by state law.

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squatter’s rights

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A house or building, together with its land and outbuildings, occupied by a business or considered in an official context

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premises

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35
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The formal right of ownership of property.

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title

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36
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To receive property from a decedent’s estate.

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to inherit

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37
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To confiscate

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to seize

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To discuss an issue or argue about a question by considering different options and opinions

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to debate

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First or highest in rank, quality, or importance; principal.

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primary

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Something declared or stated positively, often with no support or attempt at proof.

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assertion

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41
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To make a claim as justification; to make an assertion without proof

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to allege

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To claim that something is true, especially in an argument; maintain

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to contend

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43
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To assert or express the opposite of (a statement), to be contrary to; be inconsistent with.

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to contradict

44
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To prove and cause to be accepted as true; to demonstrate

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to establish

45
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To cite or appeal to (someone or something) as an authority for an action or in support of an argument

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to invoke

46
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Almost devoid of meaning.

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virtually meaningless

47
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To move or transfer from one place or position to another.

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shift from … to

48
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The medium, method, or instrument used to obtain a result or achieve an end.

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means

49
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To apply by authority

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to impose

50
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Invested with power, especially legal power or official authority

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empowered to

51
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(Plural only, not used in singular form) The course of procedure in the prosecution of an action at law.

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proceedings

52
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To hold the position of authority; act as chairperson or president

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to preside

53
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A written statement that is made to a judge in a court

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written submissions

54
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To be given permission

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granted (of) leave

55
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To accept or agree to something, or to decide to have something, although it is not exactly what you want or it is not the best

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to settle for (something)

56
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To take priority over something/someone

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to prevail

57
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To exceed in value or importance, to counterbalance something

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to outweigh

58
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The process whereby the facts of the case before the court are contrasted from the facts of a case of precedent where there is an apparent similarity. By successfully distinguishing a case, the holding or legal reasoning of the earlier case will either not apply or will be limited.

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distinguishing

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To determine the meaning of the words of a written document, statute or legal decision, based upon rules of legal interpretation as well as normal meanings.

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to construe

60
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A fact that would be important to a reasonable person in deciding whether to engage or not to engage in a particular transaction; an important fact as distinguished from some unimportant or trivial detail.

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material fact

61
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To enclose in or as if in a shrine; to cherish as sacred.

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to enshrine

62
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To represent in a physical form

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embodied in

63
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Having as a basis

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founded on

64
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To originate or be derived from

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to stem from

65
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The opposite; one of a pair of propositions that cannot both be simultaneously true; opposed in nature; strongly dissimilar

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contrary to

66
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To refute, especially by offering opposing evidence or arguments, as in a legal case

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to rebut

67
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To cancel or invalidate by withdrawing or reversing (e.g. a licence to operate a radio station).

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to revoke

68
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To annul, invalidate or overrule something

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to override

69
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To issue an authoritative command or instruction

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to mandate

70
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Authoritative permission or approval that makes a course of action valid

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to sanction

71
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Authoritative permission or approval that makes a course of action valid

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to sanction

72
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To forbid by authority such as a legislature

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to prohibit

73
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To prevent something from being seen or expressed or from operating

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to suppress

74
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To invest sth. with power or rights

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to vest

75
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To grant (a title, degree , benefit, or right)

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to confer sth on sb

76
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To commit oneself to an obligation

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to undertake

77
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Submission or courteous yielding to the opinion, wishes, or judgment of another

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deference to

78
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A behaviour which is not submissive to authority or a superior (e.g. employer)

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act of insubordination

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To provoke something (e.g. action, riot, revolt, rebellion)

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to incite

80
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A writ ordering a person to be brought before a court or judge, so that the court may ascertain whether his detention is lawful.

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Habeas Corpus

81
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Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.

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unanimous

82
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Although

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albeit

83
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By accident; without intending to; unintentionally

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inadvertently

84
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After a particular thing has happened; afterwards.

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subsequently

85
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That has been stated to have happened or to be true, when this might not be the case

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purportedly

86
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Because of this, hence, therefore

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accordingly

87
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To put a special mark next to information that you think is important

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to flag

88
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A particular example or case of sth. The example itself has usually being previously described in the text.

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instance

89
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easily

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without much fuss

90
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Not of importance

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to be neither here nor there

91
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To check, to confirm

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to verify

92
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To search or examine very carefully

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to sift through

93
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Sth. with two aspects

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twofold

94
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To make more certain, to strengthen or support with other evidence

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in corroboration

95
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To occur or appear

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to crop up

96
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To signify directly, to mark, to indicate

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to denote

97
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To cause uncertainty about something

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to cast doubt on

98
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A discharge of an individual or corporation from employment

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dismissal

99
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[Latin, Among other things.] A phrase used in pleading to designate that a particular statute set out therein is only a part of the statute that is relevant to the facts of the lawsuit and not the entire statute. - Inter alia is also used when reporting court decisions to indicate that there were other rulings made by the court but only a particular holding of the case is cited

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inter alia

100
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Marriage partner

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spouse

101
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Being aware; heedful

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mindful of

102
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A position within the hierarchy of an organization or society

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rank

103
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The payment given for the rescue of a ship, its crew, or its cargo from fire or shipwreck

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salvage

104
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steady, continuing

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abiding

105
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The course of meaning which holds on or continues through something written or spoken; the general sense or meaning of a document, speech, etc.; substance, purport, import, effect, drift.

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tenor

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