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52 Cards in this Set
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LITIGATION
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lawsuit
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COMMUTE
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svere punishment
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SURVELLIANCE
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close watch
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EXTRADITE
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acussed criminal
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GENDARME
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miltary officer
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POSSE
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group of people with armed authority
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TURNKEY
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jailer
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ALIBI
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story
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ILLICIT
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forbidden by law
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POACH
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to hunt
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ABSCOND
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run away secretly
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PURLOIN
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to steal
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EXTORT
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blackmale
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RAPINE
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pillage
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BRIGAND
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bandit
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REGICIDE
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murder of a king
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PRETEXT
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excuse
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PRETENSION
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claim
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BEWITCH
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charm
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INTRIGUE
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secret
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INVEIGLE
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deception
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FRAUDULENT
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false
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HUMBUG
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hoax
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COZEN
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cheat
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DUPE
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fool
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GULL
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trick
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GUILE
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deceit
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STRATEGEM
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scheme
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SUBTERFUGE
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avoid
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COLLUSION
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conspiracy
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CALUMNY
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fake
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TRADUCE
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speak maliciously
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CREDULITY
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belief
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MEED
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reward
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REMUNERATION
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pay
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RESTITUTION
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restoring something to the rightful owner
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RETRIBUTION
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deserved punishment
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GUANTLET
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a glove
form of punishment |
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PILLORY
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device for public punishment
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CALIBER
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degree of excellence
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COMMENSURATE
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corresponding
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CONGRUENT
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together
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CORRELATE
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orderly connection
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INCIDENCE
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rate
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TWAIN
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2
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AVOIRDUPOIS
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system of weights
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TARE
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weight of an empty container
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SECTOR
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Section
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LATTITUDE
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north to south
freedom of narrow limits |
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LONGITUDE
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east to west
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MICROCOSM
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small world
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SCOPE
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Range
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