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  • 81sentence — vb Sentence, condemn, damn, doom, proscribe can all mean to decree the fate or punishment of a person or sometimes a thing that has been adjudged guilty, unworthy, or unfit. Sentence is used in reference to the determination and pronouncement of… …

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  • 82prescribe — ► VERB 1) recommend and authorize the use of (a medicine or treatment). 2) state authoritatively that (an action or procedure) should be carried out. USAGE On the confusion between prescribe and proscribe, see the note at PROSCRIBE(Cf.… …

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  • 83proscription — noun 1. a decree that prohibits something • Syn: ↑prohibition, ↑ban • Derivationally related forms: ↑proscribe, ↑ban (for: ↑ban) • Hypernyms: ↑ …

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  • 84Bandit — Ban dit (b[a^]n d[i^]t), n.; pl. {Bandits} (b[a^]n d[i^]ts), or {Banditti} (b[a^]n*d[i^]t t[i^]). [It. bandito outlaw, p. p. of bandire to proclaim, to banish, to proscribe, LL. bandire, bannire. See {Ban} an edict, and cf. {Banish}.] An outlaw;… …

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  • 85Bandits — Bandit Ban dit (b[a^]n d[i^]t), n.; pl. {Bandits} (b[a^]n d[i^]ts), or {Banditti} (b[a^]n*d[i^]t t[i^]). [It. bandito outlaw, p. p. of bandire to proclaim, to banish, to proscribe, LL. bandire, bannire. See {Ban} an edict, and cf. {Banish}.] An… …

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  • 86Banditti — Bandit Ban dit (b[a^]n d[i^]t), n.; pl. {Bandits} (b[a^]n d[i^]ts), or {Banditti} (b[a^]n*d[i^]t t[i^]). [It. bandito outlaw, p. p. of bandire to proclaim, to banish, to proscribe, LL. bandire, bannire. See {Ban} an edict, and cf. {Banish}.] An… …

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  • 87Immodest — Im*mod est, a. [F. immodeste, L. immodestus immoderate; pref. im not + modestus modest. See {Modest}.] 1. Not limited to due bounds; immoderate. [1913 Webster] 2. Not modest; wanting in the reserve or restraint which decorum and decency require;… …

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  • 88Outlaw — Out law , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Outlawed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Outlawing}.] [AS. ?tlagian.] [1913 Webster] 1. To deprive of the benefit and protection of law; to declare to be an outlaw. Blackstone. [1913 Webster] 2. To remove from legal jurisdiction …

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  • 89Outlawed — Outlaw Out law , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Outlawed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Outlawing}.] [AS. ?tlagian.] [1913 Webster] 1. To deprive of the benefit and protection of law; to declare to be an outlaw. Blackstone. [1913 Webster] 2. To remove from legal… …

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  • 90Outlawing — Outlaw Out law , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Outlawed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Outlawing}.] [AS. ?tlagian.] [1913 Webster] 1. To deprive of the benefit and protection of law; to declare to be an outlaw. Blackstone. [1913 Webster] 2. To remove from legal… …

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