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- defrauds; defrauded; defrauding. Learner's definition of DEFRAUD. : to trick or cheat someone or something in order to get money: to use fraud in order to get money from a person, an organization, etc.
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deferred Legal Definition of deferred. : withheld or delayed for or until a stated time a deferred payment deferred prosecution.
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duress duress - Legal Definition. The application of force, or the threat of force, to compel another to act against his or her will. Used as a defense in criminal and contractual matters, for example, that a defendant participated in a crime because held at gunpoint, or signed a contract only under the threat of physical harm.
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- For other uses, see Coercion (disambiguation). Coercion /koʊˈɜːrʃən/ is the practice of forcing another party to act in an involuntary manner by use of intimidation or threats or some other form of pressure or force.
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preclude verb (used with object), precluded, precluding. 1. to prevent the presence, existence, or occurrence of; make impossible: The insufficiency of the evidence precludes a conviction. 2. to exclude or debar from something: His physical disability precludes an athletic career for him.
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KJV Dictionary Definition: extort Conquerors extort contributions from the vanquished; tyrannical princes extort money from their subjects; officers often extort illegal fees; confessions of guilt are extorted by the rack. A promise extorted by duress is not binding. 2. To gain by violence or oppression.
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- deferred. 1  transitive verb. : 2  to delegate to another he could defer his job to no one — J. A. Michener. 3  intransitive verb. : 4  to submit to another's wishes, opinion, or governance usually through deference or respect deferred to her father's wishes.
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preclude transitive verb. 1  To make impossible, as by action taken in advance; prevent. 2  See Synonyms at prevent. 3  To exclude or prevent (someone) from a given condition or activity: Modesty precludes me from accepting the honor.
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- protrude verb [I]. › to ​stick out from or through something: A ​rotting ​branch protruded from the ​swamp like a ​ghostly ​arm. protruding ​ears/​teeth. (Definition of protrude from the Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press).
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constrain constrain (kənˈstreɪn) vb (tr) 1. to compel or force, esp by persuasion, circumstances, etc; oblige 2. to restrain by or as if by force; confine [C14: from Old French constreindre, from Latin constringere to bind together, from stringere to bind] conˈstrainer n. con•strain (kənˈstreɪn) v.t. 1. to force, compel, or oblige.
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Definition of 'preclude' Definition of 'preclude'. Word Frequency. preclude (prɪkluːd ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense precludes , present participle precluding , past tense , past participle precluded. 1. verb. If something precludes an event or action, it prevents the event or action from happening.
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CM 1102: Print Reading for Construction Shows the electrical wiring, fixtures, & devices. Includes the lighting plan, reflected ceiling plan, and panel schedules. On larger projects, riser diagrams and load calculations may also be included. For smaller jobs and residential projects, this may appear on the architectural floor plan.
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- LINK / CITE ADD TO WORD LIST. noun. The definition of a prude is a very proper and modest person. An example of a prude is a person who wears a lot of clothing in the summer to cover their bodies because they don't want to show their bare skin.
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exude 1. (Biology) to release or be released through pores, incisions, etc, as sweat from the body or sap from trees. 2. (tr) to make apparent by mood or behaviour: he exuded confidence. [C16: from Latin exsūdāre, from sūdāre to sweat]
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Definition of âperjuryâ - English Dictionary See all translations. uk ​ /ˈpɜː.dʒər.i/ us ​ /ˈpɝː.dʒɚ.i/. › the crime of telling lies in court when you have promised to tell the truth: She was sentenced to two years in jail for committing perjury. (Definition of “perjury” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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- uk ​ /ˈpruːdənt/ us ​. › careful in the way that you make decisions or spend money so that you avoid unnecessary risks: They insisted that the deal is fiscally prudent and would not put the city budget at risk. prudent to do sth It would be prudent to delay interest rate cuts until early next year. Normal prudent accounting principles require that prepayments should be written down where it can be seen that they will not be fully recoverable. Failure on the part of banks to act prudently has resulted in a global recession.
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perjury Definition of perjury. : the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing.
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elude verb (used with object), eluded, eluding. 1. to avoid or escape by speed, cleverness, trickery, etc.; evade: to elude capture. Synonyms: shun, dodge. 2. to escape the understanding, perception, or appreciation of: The answer eludes me.
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extort 1 to secure (money, favours, etc.) by intimidation, violence, or the misuse of influence or authority. 2 to obtain by importunate demands. the children extorted a promise of a trip to the zoo. 3 to overcharge for (something, esp. interest on a loan) (C16: from Latin extortus wrenched out, from extorquere to wrest away, from torquere to twist, wrench)
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FINDLAW LEGAL DICTIONARY legal Definition of coercion : the use of express or implied threats of violence or reprisal (as discharge from employment) or other intimidating behavior that puts a person in immediate fear of the consequences in order to compel that person to act against his or her will; also: the defense that one acted under coercion — see also defense, duress — compare undue influence
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preclude preclude (third-person singular simple present precludes, present participle precluding, simple past and past participle precluded) (transitive) Remove the possibility of; rule out; prevent or exclude; to make impossible.
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- defervesced. defervesced is a past tense form of defervesce. to experience an abatement of a fever.
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Definitions &Translations While the act of defenestration connotes the forcible or peremptory removal of an adversary, and the term is sometimes used in just that sense, it also suggests breaking the windows in the process (de-also means removal).
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change 6. deform-assume a different shape or form. change form, change shape. change-undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; She changed completely as she grew older; The weather changed last night.eform-alter the shape of (something) by stress; His body was deformed by leprosy. distort, strain. shape, form-give shape or form to; shape the dough; form the young child's character.
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extrusion extrusion. Manufacturing process in which a softened blank of a metal or plastic material is forced through a shaped metal piece or die to produce a continuous ribbon of the formed product.anufacturing process in which a softened blank of a metal or plastic material is forced through a shaped metal piece or die to produce a continuous ribbon of the formed product.
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defraud Synonym Discussion of DEFRAUD. cheat, cozen, defraud, swindle mean to get something by dishonesty or deception. cheat suggests using trickery that escapes observation. cozen implies artful persuading or flattering to attain a thing or a purpose.