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| to call before a court, summon or trial |
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| a legal document calling someone to court to answer an indictment |
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| Said, without proof, to have taken place or to have a specified illegal or undesirable quality |
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| The action of detaining someone or the state of being detained in official custody, esp. as a political prisoner |
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| bond guaranteeing he will return for trial |
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| calendar of cases to be tried |
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| A person, esp. a public official, who institutes legal proceedings against someone |
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| the lawyer representing the defendant |
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| A decision on a disputed issue in a civil or criminal case or an inquest |
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| Free (someone) from a criminal charge by a verdict of not guilty |
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| Declare the punishment decided for (an offender) |
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| to give or bestow in one's will |
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| to pay out, expend (money) |
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| a more formal word than pay |
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| to move in like a hostile army, disregarding the rights and wishes of the victim |
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| to violate someone's rights or privileges, especially in a patent |
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| to take it upon oneself to say or do something not ordinarily permissible |
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| to clear from blame or guilt |
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| to release from the consequences by requiring penance or granting forgiveness |
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| to clear a person after his innocence is proved |
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| to free him from blame either because he was not guilty or because he was justified in what he did |
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| to involve or implicate in a crime |
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| skill or prejudice in observing differences |
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| an insurance analyst/statistician |
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| to begin using officially |
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| the claim of having been elsewhere when an offense was committed (an excuse) |
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| interest-bearing bond, voucher of indebtedness |
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| the amount by which a sum of money falls short of what is expected/needed/owed |
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| an increase (usually in specific intervals) |
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| the financial sense of growth in value |
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| written or printed defamation |
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| false and malicious attacks on someone's character or reputation |
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| intending or intended to do harm |
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| spoken defamation, false report, or damaging statements |
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| defamation, the making of false/malicious misrepresentations |
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| the perception or treatment of someone as being of little worth |
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| a communication that belittles somebody or something |
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| a lawsuit, or legal disputation |
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| a person who likes to start/prolong a lawsuit |
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| able or likely to be successfully litigated |
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| a right or privilege exclusive to a particular individual or class |
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| ability to meet all financial obligations |
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| loss/desolation, esp. by death |
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| formal expression of sympathy |
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| pity/sympathy, with an urge to help in some way |
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| strong sympathy expressed in a more personal, more intimate, and less formal or distant manner than condolence |
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| a funeral hymn, a song or poem of grief |
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| a musical composition or a dirge for the repose of the dead |
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| a religious service for the dead |
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| a death notice, usually in a newspaper, with a short biography |
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| a list of persons who have died |
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| a large tomb built above ground |
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| a tomb somewhat less imposing than a mausoleum |
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| a monument honoring a person buried elsewhere |
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| a stone coffin, esp. one with a carving/inscription on it |
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| to remove a body from the ground after burial |
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