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solicit
the court] 2 : to ask, induce, advise, or command (a person) to do something and esp. to commit a crime compare coerce, importune 3 : to attempt to persuade (a person) to purchase something 4 :
presumption
proving guilt beyond a reasonable doubt presumption of intent : a permissive presumption that if a criminal defendant committed an act it was his or her intent to commit it presumption of law : a presumption (as
refer
treatment, aid, service, information, or decision [referred the debtor to an attorney with expertise in bankruptcy] ;specif : commit
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rape
rape raped rap·ing [Latin rapere to seize and take away by force] : to commit rape on rap·er n rap·ist n n : unlawful sexual activity and usually sexual intercourse carried out forcibly
predispose
predispose -posed -pos·ing : to dispose or incline in advance ;specif : to make ready and willing to commit a crime [have been predisposed to engage in criminal behavior "W. R. LaFave and J. H. Israel"] NOTE:
pirate
pirate : a person who commits piracy vb pi·rat·ed pi·rat·ing vt : to take or appropriate by piracy ;esp : to copy, distribute, or
stop and frisk statute
officer to stop any person without making an arrest based on a reasonable suspicion that the person has committed or is about to commit a crime
vow
an act, service, or condition [marriage s] vt 1 : to promise solemnly 2 : to bind or commit by a vow vi : to make a vow vow·er n
submit
(1982)"] 2 a : to present or propose to another for review, consideration, or decision ;specif : to commit to a trier of fact or law for decision after the close of trial or argument [the trial
suborn
suborn [Latin subornare, from sub- secretly + ornare to prepare, equip] 1 : to induce or procure to commit an unlawful act and esp. perjury [an attempt to a witness] 2 : to induce (perjury) or obtain
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