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Armour and arms

Armour and arms are understood in Law to mean things (see preceding title) which a person wears for defence, or takes in hand, or uses in anger, to strike or

Attempt

a precise and exact definition. Broadly speaking, all crimes which consist of the commission of affirmative acts are preceded by some covert or overt conduct which may be divided into three stages. The first stage exists when

Proximate

Nearest next immediately preceding or following

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Prevent

To go before to precede hence to go before as a guide to direct

Fortieth

Following the thirty ninth or preceded by thirty nine units things or parts

Outrank

To exceed in rank hence to take precedence of

Friday

The sixth day of the week following Thursday and preceding Saturday

Harbinger

One who provides lodgings especially the officer of the English royal household who formerly preceded the court when traveling to provide and prepare lodgings

Intervocalic

Situated between vowels immediately preceded and followed by vowel sounds as p in occupy d in idea etc

Kilting

arrangement of flat single plaits each plait being folded so as to cover half the breadth of the preceding one

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