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Home Dictionary Name: gestureGesturement
Act of making gestures gesturing...
useless gesture exception
useless gesture exception : an exception to the knock and announce rule that excuses police from having to announce their purpose before entering a premises in execution of a warrant if facts known to the officers justify them in being virtually certain that the occupant already knows their purpose ...
Gestural
Relating to gesture...
communication
communication : the expression to another of information or thoughts through speech, writing, or gestures see also confidential communication, privileged communication ...
communicative
communicative 1 : tending or serving to communicate [a gesture] 2 : of or relating to communication ...
hearsay rule
hearsay rule : a rule barring the admission of hearsay as evidence NOTE: The hearsay rule is stated in Rule 802 of the Federal Rules of Evidence. Hearsay is inadmissible as evidence because of the unavailability of cross-examination to test the accuracy of the statement. There are numerous exceptions to the rule, however, mainly for statements made under circumstances that assure reliability. Statements made spontaneously, for example, or as part of a business or medical record are inherently trustworthy and thus excepted from the rule. A statement need not be made orally for purposes of the hearsay rule. Written statements, gestures, and even motion pictures are included. ...
protest
protest 1 : a solemn declaration of opinion and usually of disagreement: as a : a solemn written declaration by a notary public or U.S. consul on behalf of the holder of an instrument (as a note) announcing dishonor and declaring the liability of all parties to the instrument for any loss or damage arising from such action ;also : the action of making or causing to be made such a declaration with due service of notice of dishonor b : a declaration made by the master of a ship before a notary, consul, or other authorized officer upon arrival in port after a disaster declaring that any loss was not the fault of the crew but due to the disaster c : a declaration made by a party esp. before or while paying a tax or performing a demanded act by which the declarer asserts that the justice or legality of the tax or act is disputed and that compliance is not voluntary 2 : the act of objecting or a gesture of disapproval ;esp : a usually organized public demonstration of disapproval ...
buffoon
A man who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks antic gestures etc a droll a mimic a harlequin a clown a merry andrew...
Buffoonish
Like a buffoon consisting in low jests or gestures...
Cancan
A rollicking French dance accompanied by indecorous or extravagant postures and gestures...
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