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Acquittance

The clearing off of debt or obligation; a release or discharge from debt or other liability.

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Instrument 76% connected

That by means of which any work is performed, or result is effected; a tool; a utensil; an implement; as, the instruments of a mechanic; astronomical…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Release 92% connected

To lease again; to grant a new lease of; to let back.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Abatement of a nuisance noun · 78% connection

(law) the removal or termination or destruction of something that has been found to be a nuisance

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Actual damages noun · 78% connection

(law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensa…

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Assumed name noun · 78% connection

(law) a name under which a corporation conducts business that is not the legal name of the corporation as shown in its articles of inc…

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Attestant noun · 78% connection

(law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature

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Attestator noun · 78% connection

(law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature

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Cease and desist order noun · 78% connection

(law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity; "injunctions were forme…

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Civil wrong noun · 78% connection

(law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought

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Combination in restraint of trade noun · 78% connection

(law) any monopoly or contract or combination or conspiracy intended to restrain commerce (which are illegal according to antitrust la…

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Comparative negligence noun · 78% connection

(law) negligence allocated between the plaintiff and the defendant with a corresponding reduction in damages paid to the plaintiff

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Compensatory damages noun · 78% connection

(law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensa…

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Concurrent negligence noun · 78% connection

(law) negligence of two of more persons acting independently; the plaintiff may sue both together or separately

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Constructive possession noun · 78% connection

(law) having the power and intention to have and control property but without direct control or actual presence upon it

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Contributory negligence noun · 78% connection

(law) behavior by the plaintiff that contributes to the harm resulting from the defendant's negligence; "in common law any degree of c…

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Criminal negligence noun · 78% connection

(law) recklessly acting without reasonable caution and putting another person at risk of injury or death (or failing to do something w…

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Criminal possession noun · 78% connection

(law) possession for which criminal sanctions are provided because the property may not lawfully be possessed or may not be possessed…

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Culpable negligence noun · 78% connection

(law) recklessly acting without reasonable caution and putting another person at risk of injury or death (or failing to do something w…

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DBA noun · 78% connection

(law) a name under which a corporation conducts business that is not the legal name of the corporation as shown in its articles of inc…

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Absolve verb · 78% connection

To set free, or release, as from some obligation, debt, or responsibility, or from the consequences of guilt or such ties as it would…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: clearing, debt, obligation, release, discharge.
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Acceptilation noun · 78% connection

Gratuitous discharge; a release from debt or obligation without payment; free remission.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: clearing, debt, obligation, release, discharge.
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Acquit verb · 78% connection

To set free, release or discharge from an obligation, duty, liability, burden, or from an accusation or charge; -- now followed by of…

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Acquittal noun · 78% connection

The act of acquitting; discharge from debt or obligation; acquittance.

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Composition noun · 78% connection

The adjustment of a debt, or avoidance of an obligation, by some form of compensation agreed on between the parties; also, the sum or…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: clearing, debt, obligation, release, discharge.
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Compound verb · 78% connection

To settle amicably; to adjust by agreement; to compromise; to discharge from obligation upon terms different from those which were sti…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: clearing, debt, obligation, release, discharge.
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Compounder noun · 78% connection

One who compounds a debt, obligation, or crime.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: clearing, debt, obligation, release, discharge.
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Confession noun · 78% connection

Acknowledgment; avowal, especially in a matter pertaining to one's self; the admission of a debt, obligation, or crime.

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Debenture noun · 78% connection

A writing acknowledging a debt; a writing or certificate signed by a public officer, as evidence of a debt due to some person; the sum…

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Debt noun · 78% connection

That which is due from one person to another, whether money, goods, or services; that which one person is bound to pay to another, or…

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Dehiscence noun · 78% connection

(biology) release of material by splitting open of an organ or tissue; the natural bursting open at maturity of a fruit or other repro…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: clearing, debt, obligation, release, discharge.
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Discharge verb · 78% connection

Act of relieving of something which oppresses or weighs upon one, as an obligation, liability, debt, accusation, etc.; acquittance; as…

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