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1. absent, prep. View full entry 1888
...In the absence of, without....
2. adhesion, n. View full entry a1500
...Steadfast commitment to a person or thing; loyalty, allegiance; fidelity, devotion. Also: an instance of this. Cf. adherence1....
3. adversarial, adj. View full entry 1839
...Of, relating to, or characterized by conflict, hostility, or opposition; involving adversaries or opposing parties. Cf. adversary...
4. advisory, adj. and n. View full entry 1751
...Having the function of or responsibility for giving advice; characterized by the giving of advice; (sometimes) spec. having or consisting in the power to make recommendations, without necessarily being empowered...
5. affiant, n. View full entry 1807
...A person who makes an affidavit; (more generally) any person who makes a deposition....
6. age, n. View full entry c1275
...A naturally distinct section of a person's or animal's existence; a particular period or stage of life. Often with defining word or phrase specifying the stage....
7. alienate, v. View full entry ?a1475
...trans. Chiefly Law. To transfer or surrender ownership of (property rights); to make over to another owner. Also intr....
8. alienation, n. View full entry a1425
...Estrangement; the state of being estranged or alienated. Also with from, †of....
9. blue ribbon, n. and adj. View full entry 1607
...A blue ribbon worn as a badge of honour; esp. the broad dark blue ribbon, originally made of silk, worn by members of the Order of the Garter....
10. bond, n.1 View full entry a1225
...Anything with which one's body or limbs are bound in restraint of personal liberty; a shackle, chain, fetter, manacle. arch. (and only in pl.)....
11. ˈbreak point, n. View full entry 1878
...The place or time at which an interruption or change is made....
12. call, n. View full entry a1300
...A loud vocal utterance or speech, a shout, a cry; a loud vocal address or supplication....
13. call, v. View full entry a1000
...To utter one's voice loudly, forcibly, and distinctly, so as to be heard at a distance; to shout, cry: often emphasized by out, to cry out. Const. to,...
14. caveat, n. View full entry ?1523
...Law....
15. citizen, n. View full entry c1330
...An inhabitant of a city or (often) of a town; esp. one possessing civic rights and privileges, a burgess or freeman of a city....
16. class, n. and adj. View full entry 1533
...Roman Hist. A group of Roman citizens who could meet a certain minimum wealth qualification; spec. each of the five groups into which property owners were divided for military...
17. community, n. View full entry 1395
...The generality of people; the people as a group.Obs....
18. conservator, n. View full entry a1402
...An officer appointed to conserve or manage something; a keeper, administrator, trustee of some organization, interest, right, or resource; a member of a conservancy. Freq. in official or descriptive titles...
19. conservatorship, n. View full entry 1645
...The office or role of conservator (in various senses) (see conservatorI.). Now rare....
20. contingency, n. View full entry 1561
...= contingence1. Obs....
