To fall upon with force; to assail, as with force and arms; to assault.
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Any violation of law, either divine or human; an omission of a duty commanded, or the commission of an act forbidden by law.
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To fall upon with force; to assail, as with force and arms; to assault.
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To make trial or experiment of; to try; to endeavor to do or perform (some action); to assay; as, to attempt to sing; to attempt a bold flight.
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The practice of exciting and encouraging lawsuits and quarrels.
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The act of committing, doing, or performing; the act of perpetrating.
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The act of committing, or the state of being committed; commitment.
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An act on the part of the vassal which cost him his fee by forfeiture.
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The act of forging metal into shape.
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Deception deliberately practiced with a view to gaining an unlawful or unfair advantage; artifice by which the right or interest of another is injure…
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The act of infracting or breaking; breach; violation; nonobservance; infringement; as, an infraction of a treaty, compact, rule, or law.
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The act of infringing; breach; violation; nonfulfillment; as, the infringement of a treaty, compact, law, or constitution.
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The maiming of a person by depriving him of the use of any of his members which are necessary for defense or protection. See Maim.
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Ill behavior; evil conduct; fault.
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The act of perpetrating; a doing; -- commonly used of doing something wrong, as a crime.
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Alt. of Thuggism
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The offense of attempting to overthrow the government of the state to which the offender owes allegiance, or of betraying the state into the hands of…
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The act of violating, treating with violence, or injuring; the state of being violated.
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See Offense.
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Alt. of Offence
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The act of transgressing, or of passing over or beyond any law, civil or moral; the violation of a law or known principle of rectitude; breach of com…
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Guilty of crime or sin.
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Guilty of crime or sin.
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To accuse of, or charge with, a crime.
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To accuse of, or charge with, a crime.
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To hinder; to impede; to prevent.
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To hinder; to impede; to prevent.
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To infold or involve; to wrap up.
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To infold or involve; to wrap up.
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A person excluded from the benefit of the law, or deprived of its protection.
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A person excluded from the benefit of the law, or deprived of its protection.
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