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  • 51Jig saw — Jig Jig, n. [OF. gigue a stringed instrument, a kind of dance, F. gigue dance, tune, gig; of German origin; cf. MHG. g[=i]ge fiddle, G. geige. Cf. {Gig} a fiddle, {Gig} a whirligig.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Mus.) A light, brisk musical movement. [1913 …

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  • 52Management — Man age*ment, n. [From {Manage}, v.] 1. The act or art of managing; the manner of treating, directing, carrying on, or using, for a purpose; conduct; administration; guidance; control; as, the management of a family or of a farm; the management… …

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  • 53trick — I. noun Etymology: Middle English trikke, from Anglo French *trik, from trikier to deceive, cheat, from Vulgar Latin *triccare, alteration of Latin tricari to behave evasively, shuffle, from tricae complications, trifles Date: 15th century 1. a.… …

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  • 54Prince Planet — Infobox animanga/Header name = Prince Planet caption = ja kanji = 遊星少年パピイ ja romaji = Yūsei Shōnen Papī genre = Adventure, science fictionInfobox animanga/Anime title = director = studio = network = Fuji Television first = 1965 06 03 last = 1966… …

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  • 55Informant — Stool pigeon redirects here. For other uses, see The Stool Pigeon (disambiguation). For variations on informer and informant, see Informer (disambiguation). For variations on The Informant, see The Informant (disambiguation). A representative… …

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  • 56Durgadas Rathore — (Durga Das Rathore) (13 August 1638 – 22 November 1718) is credited with having preserved the rule of the Rathore dynasty over Marwar, India, following the death of Maharaja Jaswant Singh in the 17th century. In doing so he had to defy Aurangzeb …

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  • 57Stipulatio — was the basic form of contract in Roman law. It was made in the format of question and answer. The precise nature of the contract was disputed, as can be seen below.CapacityIn order to contract parties must have intellectus (understanding) and… …

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  • 58wile — /wuyl/, n., v., wiled, wiling. n. 1. a trick, artifice, or stratagem meant to fool, trap, or entice; device. 2. wiles, artful or beguiling behavior. 3. deceitful cunning; trickery. v.t. 4. to beguile, entice, or lure (usually fol. by away, from,… …

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  • 59wit — wit1 /wit/, n. 1. the keen perception and cleverly apt expression of those connections between ideas that awaken amusement and pleasure. 2. speech or writing showing such perception and expression. 3. a person having or noted for such perception… …

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  • 60deception — de·cep·tion /di sep shən/ n 1: an act of deceiving 2: something that deceives: deceit Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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