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bankrupt-law |
[.] BANK'RUPT-LAW, n. A law, which, upon a bankrupt's surrendering all his property to commissioners for the benefit of his creditors, discharges him from the payment of his debts,and all liability to arrest or suit for the same, and secures his future acquired property ... |
5636
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belawgive |
[.] BELAW'GIVE, v.t. To give a law to. [Barbarous and not used.] |
7891
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by-law |
[.] BY'-LAW, n. A town law; the law of a city, town or private corporation. |
10211
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clapper-claw |
[.] CLAPPER-CLAW, v.t. [slap and claw.] To scold; to abuse with the tongue; to revile. |
10264
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claw |
[.] CLAW, n. [.] 1. The sharp hooked nail of a beast, bird or other animal. [.] [.] Every beast that parteth the hoof, and cleaveth the cleft into two claws, and cheweth the cud--ye shall eat. Deut. 14. [.] [.] His nails were grown like birds claws. Dan. 4. [.] 2. ... |
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clawed |
[.] CLAWED, pp. [.] 1. Scratched, pulled or torn with claws. [.] 2. a. Furnished with claws. |
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clawing |
[.] CLAWING, ppr. Pulling, tearing or scratching with claws or nails. |
10267
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clawless |
[.] CLAWLESS, a. Destitute of claws. |
10518
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club-law |
[.] CLUB-LAW, n. Government by clubs, or violence; the use of arms, or force, in place of law; anarchy. |
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common-lawyer |
[.] COMMON-LAWYER, n. One versed in Common Law. |
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father-in-law |
[.] F'ATHER-IN-LAW, n. The father of one's husband or wife; and a man who marries a woman who has children by a former husband is called the father in law or step-father of those children. |
22323
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flaw |
[.] FLAW, n. [Gr. seems to be contracted . [.] 1. A breach; a crack; a defect made by breaking or splitting; a gap or fissure; as a flaw in a scythe, knife or razor; a flaw in a china dish, or in a glass; a flaw in a wall. [.] 2. A defect; a fault; any defect made ... |
22324
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flawed |
[.] FLAW'ED, pp. Broken; cracked. |
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flawing |
[.] FLAW'ING, ppr. Breaking; cracking. |
22326
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flawless |
[.] FLAW'LESS, a. Without cracks; without defect. |
22327
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flawn |
[.] FLAWN, n. A sort of custard or pie. [Obs.] |
22328
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flawter |
[.] FLAW'TER, v.t. To scrape or pare a skin. [Not used.] |
22329
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flawy |
[.] FLAW'Y, [.] 1. Full of flaws or cracks; broken; defective; faulty. [.] 2. Subject to sudden gusts of wind. |
23251
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franklaw |
[.] FRANK'LAW, n. Free or common law, or the benefit a person has by it. |
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inlaw |
[.] INLAW', v.t. To clear of outlawry or attainder. |
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law |
[.] LAW, n. [L. lex; from the root of lay. See lay. A law is that which is laid, set or fixed, like statute, constitution, from L. statuo.] [.] 1. A rule, particularly an established or permanent rule, prescribed by the supreme power of a state to its subjects, for ... |
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law-day |
[.] LAW-DAY, n [.] 1. A day of open court. [.] 2. A leet or sheriff's tourn. |
32361
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lawful |
[.] LAW'FUL, a. [.] 1. Agreeable to law; conformable to law; allowed by law; legal; legitimate. That is deemed lawful which no law forbids, but many things are lawful which are not expedient. [.] 2. Constituted by law; rightful; as the lawful owner of lands. |
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lawfully |
[.] LAW'FULLY, adv. Legally; in accordance with law; without violating law. We may lawfully do what the laws do not forbid. |
32363
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lawfulness |
[.] LAW'FULNESS, n. The quality of being conformable to law; legality. The lawfulness of an action does not always prove its propriety or expedience. |
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lawgiver |
[.] LAW'GIVER, n. [law and give.] One who makes or enacts a law; a legislator. |
32365
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lawgiving |
[.] LAW'GIVING, a. Making or enacting laws; legislative. |
32366
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lawing |
[.] LAW'ING, n. Expeditation; the act of cutting off the claws and balls of the fore feet of mastiffs to prevent them from running after deer. |
32367
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lawless |
[.] LAW'LESS, a. [.] 1. Not subject to law; unrestrained by law; as a lawless tyrant; lawless men. [.] 2. Contrary to law; illegal; unauthorized; as a lawless claim. [.] He needs no indirect nor lawless course. [.] 3. Not subject to the ordinary laws of nature; ... |
32368
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lawlessly |
[.] LAW'LESSLY, adv. In a manner contrary to law. |
32369
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lawlessness |
[.] LAW'LESSNESS, n. The quality or state of being unrestrained by law; disorder. |
32370
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lawn |
[.] LAWN, n. [.] An open space between woods, or a plain in a park or adjoining a noble seat. [.] Betwixt them lawns or level downs, and flocks grazing the tender herbs, were interspers'd. [.] LAWN, n. [L. linum.] [.] A sort of fine linen. Its use in the ... |
32371
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lawny |
[.] LAWN'Y, a. [.] 1. Level, as a plain; like a lawn. [.] 2. Made of lawn. |
32372
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lawsuit |
[.] LAW'SUIT, n. [See suit.] a suit in law for the recovery of a supposed right; a process in law instituted by a party to compel another to do him justice. |
32373
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lawyer |
[.] LAW'YER, n. [that is lawer, contracted from law-wer, law-man.] [.] One versed in the laws, or a practitioner of law; one whose profession is to institute suits in courts of law, and to prosecute or defend the cause of clients. this is a general term, comprehending ... |
32374
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lawyer-like |
[.] LAW'YER-LIKE, a. Like a real lawyer. |
32375
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lawyerly |
[.] LAW'YERLY, a. Judicial. |
36175
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mother-in-law |
[.] MOTHER-IN-LAW, n. The mother of a husband or wife. |
38625
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outlaw |
[.] OUT'LAW, n. A person excluded from the benefit of the law, or deprived of its protection. Formerly any person might kill an outlaw; but it is now held unlawful for any person to put to death an outlaw, except the sheriff, who has a warrant for that purpose. [.] OUT'LAW, ... |
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outlawed |
[.] OUT'LAWED, pp. Excluded from the benefit of law. |
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outlawing |
[.] OUT'LAWING, ppr. Depriving of the benefit of law. |
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outlawry |
[.] OUT'LAWRY, n. The putting a man out of the protection of law, or the process by which a man is deprived of that protection; the punishment of a man who when called into court, contemptuously refuses to appear. |
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sister-in-law |
[.] SISTER-IN-LAW, n. A husband's or wife's sister. |
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son-in-law |
[.] SON-IN-LAW, n. A man married to one's daughter. |
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sword-law |
[.] SWORD-LAW, n. [sword and law.] Violence; government by force. |
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unlaw |
[.] UNLAW', v.t. To deprive of the authority of law. |
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unlawful |
[.] UNLAW'FUL, a. Not lawful; contrary to law; illegal; not permitted by law. [.] Unlawful assembly, in law, the meeting of three or more persons to commit an unlawful act. |
58801
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unlawfully |
[.] UNLAW'FULLY, adv. [.] 1. In violation of law or right; illegally. [.] 2. Illegitimately; not in wedlock; as a child unlawfully born. |
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unlawfulness |
[.] UNLAW'FULNESS, n. [.] 1. Illegality; contrariety to law. [.] 2. Illegitimacy. |
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welaway |
[.] WELAWAY, an exclamation expressive of grief or sorrow, equivalent to alas. It is a compound of Sax. Wa, wo and la, oh. The original is wa-la, which is doubtless the origin of our common exclamation, O la, and to this, wa, wo, is added. The true orthography would be ... |
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wolfs-claw |
[.] WOLFS-CLAW, n. A plant of the genus Lycopodium. |
