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  • 21Fundamental Articles — • This term was employed by Protestant theologians to distinguish the essential parts of the Christian faith from those non essential doctrines, which, as they believed, individual churches might accept or reject without forfeiting their claim to …

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  • 22forfeit — n., adj., & v. n. 1 a penalty for a breach of contract or neglect; a fine. 2 a a trivial fine for a breach of rules in clubs etc. or in games. b (in pl.) a game in which forfeits are exacted. 3 something surrendered as a penalty. 4 the process of …

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  • 23Brokery — Bro ker*y, n. The business of a broker. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] And with extorting, cozening, forfeiting, And tricks belonging unto brokery. Marlowe. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 24Forfeit — For feit, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Forfeited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Forfeiting}.] [OE. forfeten. See {Forfeit}, n.] To lose, or lose the right to, by some error, fault, offense, or crime; to render one s self by misdeed liable to be deprived of; to… …

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  • 25Forfeited — Forfeit For feit, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Forfeited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Forfeiting}.] [OE. forfeten. See {Forfeit}, n.] To lose, or lose the right to, by some error, fault, offense, or crime; to render one s self by misdeed liable to be deprived of;… …

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  • 26Forfeiture — For fei*ture (?; 135), n. [F. forfeiture, LL. forisfactura.] 1. The act of forfeiting; the loss of some right, privilege, estate, honor, office, or effects, by an offense, crime, breach of condition, or other act. [1913 Webster] Under pain of… …

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  • 27Handy-dandy — Hand y dan dy (h[a^]nd [y^]*d[a^]n d[y^]), n. A child s play, one child guessing in which closed hand the other holds some small object, winning the object if right and forfeiting an equivalent if wrong; hence, forfeit. Piers Plowman. [1913… …

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  • 28forfeiture — noun Date: 14th century 1. the act of forfeiting ; the loss of property or money because of a breach of a legal obligation 2. something (as money or property) that is forfeited ; penalty …

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  • 29Australian rules football — Sport imagesize = 200px caption = High marking (catching the ball high in the air) is a key skill in Australian Rules Football union = Australian Football League nickname = Australian football (official name), Australian Rules Football, football …

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  • 30History of baseball in the United States — National League Baltimore Orioles, 1896 Part of the Baseball series on …

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