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abnegation
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giving up of rights; self denial
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abscond
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to run away and hide in order to escape the law
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affidavit
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a written statement made on oath
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altercation
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a quarrel; an angry or heated dispute
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batter
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a pounding; illegal beating
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bequest
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something given by inheritance; a gift specified in a will
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cause celebre
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a celebrated law case, trial or controversy
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caveat emptor
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let the buyer beware; buy at your own risk
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codicil
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an addition to a will; an appendix or supplement
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contiguous
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adjacent; touching
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contraband
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good forbidden by the law to be exported; against the law
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contumacious
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insubordinate; disobedient
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disenfranchise
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to deprive of the rights of citizenship; to deprive of privilege
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injunction
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a command or oder; a court order stopping a person or group from carrying out a given action
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jurisprudence
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the scient or philosophy of law; a system of laws
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