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fratricide
fratricide [Middle French, from Latin fratricida, from fratr- frater brother + -cida killing] 1 : one that murders or kills his or her own brother or sister or an individual (as a countryman) having a relationship...
esquire
esquire [Middle French escuier squire, from Late Latin scutarius shield bearer, from Latin scutum shield] used as a title of courtesy for lawyers usually placed in its abbreviated form after the name and capitalized [John R....
precedent
precedent [Middle French, from Latin praecedent- praecedens, present participle of praecedere to go ahead of, come before] : prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance see also condition precedent at condition compare subsequent [pre-səd-nt] n :...
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entail
entail [Middle English entaillen, from en-, causative prefix + taille restriction on inheritance see tail ] : to make (an estate in real property) a fee tail : limit the descent of (real property) by restricting...
counterfeit
counterfeit [Middle French contrefait, past participle of contrefaire to imitate, draw, paint, from contre- counter- + faire to make] : made in imitation of a genuine article (as a document) without authorization and esp. with intent...
chancery
chancery [Middle English chauncery, alteration of chancellerie chancellor's office] 1 cap : the court having equity jurisdiction in England and Wales and presided over by the Lord Chancellor of Great Britain NOTE: Formerly a separate court,...
bylaw
bylaw [Middle English bilage bilawe local law, probably ultimately from Old Norse bȳr town + lg law] 1 : a rule adopted by an organization chiefly for the government of its members and the management of...
barrister
barrister [Middle English barrester, from barre bar + -ster (as in legister lawyer)] 1 : a lawyer who argues cases before a British court ;esp : one who is allowed to argue before a British high...
affray
affray [Middle French affrai effrai fright, disturbance, from affraier effreer to terrify] : a fight between two or more people in a public place that disturbs the peace
affine
affine [Middle French affin, from Latin affinis, from affinis related, from ad to + finis end, border] : a relative by marriage compare blood relative af·fi·nal [-fī-nəl] adj
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