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legacy

legacy pl: -cies [Medieval Latin legatio, from Latin legare to bequeath] : a gift of

distrain

destreindre, literally, to constrict, force, from Old French, from Late Latin distringere to hinder, punish, from Latin, to pull in different

caption

caption [Medieval Latin captio act of taking, from Latin capere to take] :

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duplicity

duplicity pl: -ties [Late Latin duplicitat- duplicitas duality, double-dealing, from Latin duplex twofold] 1 :

hypothecate

hypothecate -cat·ed -cat·ing [Medieval Latin hypothecare to pledge, from Late Latin hypotheca pledge, from Greek

jus publicum

jus publicum [New Latin, from Latin, public law or right] : a right of

jus privatum

jus privatum [New Latin, from Latin, private law or right] : a right of

egress

egress [Medieval Latin egressus, literally, act of going out, departure, from Latin, from

jurist

jurist [Middle French juriste, from Medieval Latin jurista, from Latin jur- jus law] : an individual having

jurisprudent

jurisprudent [Late Latin jurisprudent- jurisprudens, from Latin juris, genitive of jus right, law

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