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versus
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as compared to or as one of two choices; in contrast with
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appeal
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an earnest request for aid, support, sympathy, mercy, etc.; entreaty; petition; plea
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guardian
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a person who is entrusted by law with the care of the person or property, or both, of another, as a minor or someone legally incapable of managing his or her own affairs
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loot
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noun
spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war verb to carry off or take (something) |
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emigrate
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To leave one country or region to settle in another
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unprecedented
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without previous instance; never before known or experienced; unexampled or unparalleled
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treachery
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violation of faith; betrayal of trust; treason
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creed
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any system, doctrine, or formula of religious belief, as of a denomination
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emancipate
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verb
1. to free from restraint, influence, or the like. 2. to free (a slave) from bondage |
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oppression
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the exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner.
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