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Infanticide

Infanticide, means (1) The act of killing a newborn child, esp. by the parents or with their consent, in archaic usage, the word referred also to the killing of an unborn child. Also termed child destruction;...

order

order 1 : a state of peace, freedom from unruly behavior, and respect for law and proper authority [maintain law and ] 2 : an established mode or state of procedure [a call to ] 3...

use

use 1 a : an arrangement in which property is granted to another with the trust and confidence that the grantor or another is entitled to the beneficial enjoyment of it see also trust Statute of...

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performance

performance 1 : work done in employment [unsatisfactory ] 2 a : what is required to be performed in fulfillment of a contract, promise, or obligation [substituted a new in novation of the contract] b :...

trade

trade 1 a : the business or work in which one engages regularly b : an occupation requiring manual or mechanical skill c : the persons engaged in an occupation 2 : the business of buying...

Falsification

Falsification. 1. Pedigree.--For a vendor or mortgagor or other person disposing of property or any interest therein for money or money's worth to a purchaser of land or chattels real or personal, or for his solicitor...

Pleading

Pleading. 1. In its general sense, the proceedings from the statement of claim to issue joined, i.e., the opposing statements of the parties. 2. Any part of these proceedings. The science of pleading was no doubt...

issue

issue 1 pl : proceeds from a source of revenue (as an estate) [rents, s, and profits] 2 : one or more lineal descendants [died without ] compare child, heir 3 a : a vital question...

hearing

hearing 1 : a proceeding of relative formality at which evidence and arguments may be presented on the matter at issue to be decided by a person or body having decision-making authority compare trial NOTE: The...

exhibit

exhibit 1 : to submit (as a document) to a court or officer in the course of proceedings ;also : to present or offer officially or in legal form 2 : to present to view or...

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