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Der
Der [fr. dar, Brit.], water.
Derring
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F'der-feoh
F'der-feoh, the portion brought by a wife to her husband, and which reverted to a widow, in case the heir of her deceased husband refused his consent to her second marriage: i.e., it reverted to her...
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derring do
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slander
slander : to utter slander against slan·der·er n n [Anglo-French esclandre, from Old French escandle esclandre scandal, from Late Latin scandalum moral stumbling block, disgrace, from Greek skandalon, literally, snare, trap] 1 : defamation of a...
secondary
secondary 1 : of second rank, status, importance, or value 2 : derived from something original or primary 3 : of, relating to, or being the second order or stage in a series sec·ond·ar·i·ly [se-kən-der-ə-lē] adv...
Bungee jump
an act of derring do in which a person jumps from a high platform such as a bridge attached usually by the
underinclusive
underinclusive : not sufficiently inclusive : excluding something that should be included ;specif : not affecting others similarly situated with respect to the purpose of the law and esp. in violation of equal protection [an classification]...
Remainder
Remainder [fr. remanentia, Lat.], that expectant portion, remnant, or residue of interest which, on the creation of a particular estate, is at the same time limited over to another, who is to enjoy it after the...
Novell'
Novell', those constitutions of the Civil law which were made after the publication of the Theodosian code; but sometimes the Julian edition only is meant. Novell', or Novell' Constitutiones, from a part of the Corpus Juris....
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