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noun
- A reference to decided cases, or books of authority, to prove a point in law.
- The act of citing a passage from a text, or from another person, using the exact words of the original text or speech and giving credit to the original by referencing.
- A quotation with attached bibliographical details demonstrating the use of a particular lexical item in a dictionary, especially a dictionary on historical principles.
- An entry in a list of sources from which information was taken, typically following a prescribed bibliographical style; a reference.
- An official summons or notice given to a person to appear.
- Enumeration; mention.
- The passage or words quoted; a quotation.
- A commendation in recognition of some achievement, or a formal statement of an achievement.
- The paper containing such summons or notice.
noun
- An interpretation by a court of specific point within a statute or case law.
- A surface shine or luster.
- A superficially or deceptively attractive appearance.
- A brief explanatory note or translation of a foreign, archaic, technical, difficult, complex, or uncommon expression, inserted after the original, in the margin of a document, or between lines of a text.
- An extensive commentary on some text.
- A glossary; a collection of such notes.
verb
noun
- A memorandum of points of fact or of law for use in conducting a case.
- An answer to any action.
- A writ summoning one to answer; an official letter or mandate.
- A position of interest or advocacy.
- An attorney's legal argument in written form for submission to a court.
- A short news story or report.
- The material relevant to a case, delivered by a solicitor to the barrister who is counsel for the case.
- A ticket of any type.
- A letter patent, from proper authority, authorizing a collection or charitable contribution of money in churches, for any public or private purpose.
- A barrister who is counsel for a party in a legal action.
- underwear briefs.
verb
- To summarize a recent development to some person with decision-making power.
- To write a legal argument and submit it to a court.
adj
noun
- In common law, the formal document specifying plaintiff's cause of action, including the facts necessary to sustain a proper cause of action, and to advise the defendant of the grounds upon which he is being sued.
- The specification of an object, such as a variable or function, establishing its existence but not necessarily describing its contents.
- The act, by the captain of a batting side, of declaring an innings closed.
- A written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, intention, belief, etc.
- The act or process of declaring.
- A list of items for various legal purposes, e.g. customs declaration.
noun
- A point of law or fact in dispute or question in a legal action presented for resolution by the court.
- Income derived from fines levied by a court or law-enforcement officer; the fines themselves.
- The action or an instance of a company selling bonds, stock, or other securities.
- Any financial instrument issued by a company.
- The production or distribution of something for general use.
- A psychological or emotional difficulty, (now informal, figurative and usually euphemistic) any problem or concern considered as a vague and intractable difficulty.
- Offspring: one's natural child or children.
- The outflow of a bodily fluid, particularly (now rare) in abnormal amounts.
- The entire set of something; all of something.
- The distribution of something (particularly rations or standardized provisions) to someone or some group.
- The entire set of some item printed and disseminated during a certain period, particularly (publishing) a single printing of a particular edition of a work when contrasted with other print runs.
- The action or an instance of sending something out
- A small incision, tear, or artificial ulcer, used to drain fluid and usually held open with a pea or other small object.
- The means or opportunity by which something flows or comes out
- Anything in dispute, an area of disagreement whose resolution is being debated or decided.
- A single edition of a newspaper or other periodical publication.
- Any question or situation to be resolved
- The loan of a book etc. from a library to a patron; all such loans by a given library during a given period.
- Progeny: all one's lineal descendants.
verb
- To rush out, to sally forth.
- To deliver for use.
- To deliver by authority.
- To flow out, to proceed from, to come out or from.
- To extend into, to open onto.
- To send out; to put into circulation.
- To turn out in a certain way, to result in.
- To come to a point in fact or law on which the parties join issue.
noun
- A legal layman who argues points of law.
- A relative of the raspberry found in Australia and New Zealand, Rubus australis
- The burbot.
- A professional person with a graduate law degree that qualifies for legal work (such as Juris Doctor)
- A professional person qualified (as by a law degree or bar exam) and authorized to practice law as an attorney-at-law, solicitor, advocate, barrister or equivalent, i.e. represent parties in lawsuits or trials and give legal advice.
- The stem of a bramble.
- Various species of Calamus, including Calamus australis, Calamus muelleri, Calamus obstruens, Calamus vitiensis, Calamus warburgii, and Calamus moti.
- A woody climbing rainforest vine, Flagellaria indica.
- A lawyer's time and advice are his stock in trade. - aphorism often credited to Abraham Lincoln, but without attestation
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noun
- That which points; an indicator, as of guilt, blame, or suspicion.
- The projections of a reaper or mower which similarly separate the stalks for cutting.
- One of the slender bony structures before the pectoral fins of gurnards and sea robins (Triglidae).
- A unit of length notionally based on the length of an adult human's middle finger, standardized as 4½ inches (11.43 cm).
- An informal measure of alcohol based on its height in a given glass compared to the width of the pourer's fingers while holding it.
- Something similar in function or agency to the human finger, (usually) with regard to touching, grasping, or pointing.
- A part of a glove intended to cover a finger.
- Finger-shaped pieces of food.
- Synonym of jet bridge: the narrow elevated walkway connecting a plane to an airport.
- A person.
- An informer to the police, (especially) one who identifies a criminal during a lineup.
- A tube extending from a sealed system, or sometimes into one in the case of a cold finger.
- The lower, smaller segment of an arthropod claw.
- Similar or similar-looking extremities in other animals
- Various protruding plant structures, as a banana from its hand.
- Something similar in shape to the human finger
- A criminal who scouts for prospective victims and targets or who performs reconnaissance before a crime.
- Synonym of digit: ¹⁄₁₂ the observed diameter of the sun or moon, (especially) with regard to eclipses.
- An obscene or insulting gesture made by raising one's middle finger towards someone with the palm of one's hand facing inwards.
- The teeth parallel to the blade of a scythe, fitted to a wooden frame called a crade.
- A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, (often) exclusive of the thumb.
- The act of fingering, inserting a finger into someone's vagina or rectum for sexual pleasure.
- Any of the individual receivers used in a rake receiver to decode signal components.
- A leaf in a finger tree data structure.
- Something similarly extending, (especially) from a larger body
- Synonym of digit: former units of measure notionally based on its width but variously standardized, (especially) the English digit of ¹⁄₁₆ foot (about 1.9 cm).
- Someone skilled in the use of their fingers, (especially) a pickpocket.
- One of the supporting structures of wings in birds, bats, etc. evolved from earlier toes or fingers.
verb
- To use the fingers to penetrate and sexually stimulate one's own or another person's vagina or anus; to fingerbang.
- To use specified finger positions in producing notes on a musical instrument.
- To poke, probe, feel, or fondle with a finger or fingers.
- To identify or point out. Also put the finger on. To report to or identify for the authorities, rat on, rat out, squeal on, tattle on, turn in.
- To provide instructions in written music as to which fingers are to be used to produce particular notes or passages.
- To query (a user's status) using the Finger protocol.
noun
- a document that can serve as legal evidence of a transaction
- anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
- sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove
- the number of wins versus losses and ties a team has had
- the sum of recognized accomplishments
- a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone
- an extreme attainment; the best (or worst) performance ever attested (as in a sport)
- a list of crimes for which an accused person has been previously convicted
verb
verb
- To make firm; to confirm, or ratify; especially (law) to assert or confirm, as a judgment, decree, or order, brought before an appellate court for review.
- To agree, verify or concur; to answer positively.
- To state under a solemn promise to tell the truth which is considered legally equivalent to an oath, especially of those who have religious or other moral objections to swearing oaths; also solemnly affirm.
- To assert positively; to tell with confidence; to aver; to maintain as true.
- To support or encourage.
noun
- Any admission of the validity or rightness of a point; an instance of this.
- An admission of the validity of an opponent's point in order to build an argument upon it or to move on to another of greater importance; an instance of this.
- A franchise: a business operated as a concession (see above).
- A concession road: a narrow road between tracts of farmland, especially in Ontario, from their origin during the granting of concessions (see above).
- The act of conceding.
- A right to operate a quasi-independent business within another's premises, as with concession stands.
- A preferential tax rate.
- A discounted price offered to certain classes of people, such as students or the elderly.
- An admission of defeat following an election.
- A territory—usually an enclave in a major port—yielded to the administration of a foreign power.
- A person eligible for a concession price (see above).
- A compromise: a partial yielding to demands or requests.
- A portion of a township, especially equal lots once granted to settlers in Canada.
- A right to operate a quasi-independent franchise of a larger company.
- The premises granted to a business as a concession (see below)
- An item sold within a concession (see above) or from a concessions stand.
- A right to use land or an offshore area for a specific purpose, such as oil exploration.
- A gift freely given or act freely made as a token of respect or to curry favor.
verb
verb
- To show (a person) to have had a sufficient legal reason for an act that has been made the subject of a charge or accusation.
- To give reasons for one’s actions; to make an argument to prove that one is in the right.
- To absolve, and declare to be free of blame or sin.
- To be a good, acceptable reason for; warrant.
- To qualify (oneself) as a surety by taking oath to the ownership of sufficient property.
- To arrange (text) on a page or a computer screen such that the left and right ends of all lines within paragraphs are aligned.
- To provide an acceptable explanation for.
- To prove; to ratify; to confirm.
adj
- Having its basis in the law.
- Relating to the law or to lawyers.
- Being allowed or prescribed by law.
- Above the age of consent or the legal drinking age.
- Following the rules or syntax of a system, such as a game or a programming language.
- (of paper or document layouts) Measuring 8½ in × 14 in (215.9 mm × 355.6 mm) (also legal-size).
noun
noun
verb
- To assert, aver, or declare (something).
- To provide evidence or proof.
- To back, confirm, or support (someone or something) with credible evidence or proof.
- To call on (someone) to be a witness to something.
- To affirm or warrant the correctness or truth of (something); also, to affirm or warrant (the truth of an assertion or statement).
- To bear witness or testify; to guarantee or sponsor.
- To cite or rely on (an authority, a written work, etc.) in support of one's actions or opinions.
- To bear witness or testify to the nature or qualities (of someone or something).
- In full vouch to warrant or vouch to warranty: to summon (someone) into court to establish a warranty of title to land.
- Followed by over: of a vouchee (a person summoned to court to establish a warranty of title): to summon (someone) to court in their place.
- To express confidence in or take responsibility for (the correctness or truth of) something.
adj
- directly relevant to a matter especially a law case
- derived from or composed of matter
- having material or physical form or substance
- having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary
adj
- concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
- concerned with or affecting physical as distinct from intellectual or psychological well-being
noun
- the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
- information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form
- artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
- things needed for doing or making something
- a person judged suitable for admission or employment
verb
- Refer (a point of contention) to an authority in deference to the judgment thereof.
- Assign (a thing) to an appropriate place or situation based on appraisal or classification.
- Exile or banish to a particular place.
- Remove or send to a place far away.
- Submit (something) to someone else for appropriate action thereby; compare delegate.
- Consign (a person or thing) to a place, position, or role of obscurity, insignificance, oblivion, lower rank or (especially) inferiority.
- Transfer (a sports team) to a lower-ranking league division.
- Banish from proximity to Rome for a set time; compare relegate.
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noun
- a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
- the name of a work of art or literary composition etc.
- a general or descriptive heading for a section of a written work
- the status of being a champion
- a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
- an identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. `Mr.' or `General'
- an established or recognized right
- (usually plural) written material introduced into a movie or TV show to give credits or represent dialogue or explain an action
- an appellation signifying nobility
- an informal right to something
verb
noun
- the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision
- an opinion formed by judging something
- the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event
- (law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it
- the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions
- the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions
- the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations
noun
- (law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
- an opportunity to state your case and be heard
- the range within which a voice can be heard
- the act of hearing attentively
- a session (of a committee or grand jury) in which witnesses are called and testimony is taken
- the ability to hear; the auditory faculty
adj
noun
- a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
- an authoritative rule of conduct or procedure
- an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text
- directions for the conduct of Christian church services (often printed in red in a prayer book)
- a title or heading that is printed in red or in a special type
- category name
verb
noun
- the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision
- an opinion formed by judging something
- the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions
- the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations
- the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions
- (law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it
- the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event
noun
- the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision
- a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
- a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof
- a belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of the people
- the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself)
- a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
noun
- a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court)
- (physiology) the process whereby multiple stimuli can produce a response (in a muscle or nerve or other part) that one stimulus alone does not produce
- the final aggregate
- the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers
noun
- A clarification of a point of law by a monarch issued upon formal consultation by a lower magistrate.
- A rewriting, a document copied or written again.
- A duplicate copy of a legal document.
- An ad hoc reply of a pope to some specific question of canon law or morality, without precedential force, sometimes (improper) inclusive of decretals which serve as precedents in canon law.
verb
verb
- instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence
- to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
- blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against
- demand payment
- move quickly and violently
- assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to
- file a formal charge against
- make an accusatory claim
- fill or load to capacity
- enter a certain amount as a charge
- cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution
- give over to another for care or safekeeping
- pay with a credit card; pay with plastic money; postpone payment by recording a purchase as a debt
- lie down on command, of hunting dogs
- cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
- place a heraldic bearing on
- provide (a device) with something necessary
- direct into a position for use
- impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to
- instruct or command with authority
- attribute responsibility to
- set or ask for a certain price
- cause formation of a net electrical charge in or on
- energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge
- saturate
noun
- an impetuous rush toward someone or something
- (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense
- the price charged for some article or service
- the quantity of unbalanced electricity in a body (either positive or negative) and construed as an excess or deficiency of electrons
- attention and management implying responsibility for safety
- a special assignment that is given to a person or group
- a person committed to your care
- financial liabilities (such as a tax)
- (psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object
- the swift release of a store of affective force
- request for payment of a debt
- a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
- an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence
- heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield
- a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time
noun
- a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
- the ideal in terms of which something can be judged
- a board measure = 1980 board feet
- the value behind the money in a monetary system
- an upright pole or beam (especially one used as a support)
- any distinctive flag
adj
adj
verb
noun
- A specific occurrence of something that is created or instantiated, such as a database, or an object of a class in object-oriented programming.
- A case offered as an exemplification or a precedent; an illustrative example.
- Occasion; order of occurrence.
- A dungeon or other area that is duplicated for each player, or each party of players, that enters it, so that each player or party has a private copy of the area, isolated from other players.
- An individual copy of such a dungeon or other area.
- One of a series of recurring occasions, cases, essentially the same.
noun
- (law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower court's judgment or the granting of a new trial
- earnest or urgent request
- attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
- request for a sum of money
verb
noun
- a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
- any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
- how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
- a statute in draft before it becomes law
- the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
- (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
- musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats
- measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements
- a container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain fixed amounts of a substance
verb
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