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Decimation

A tithing.

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Destruction 76% connected

The act of destroying; a tearing down; a bringing to naught; subversion; demolition; ruin; slaying; devastation.

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Devastation 76% connected

The act of devastating, or the state of being devastated; a laying waste.

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Extinguish 74% connected

To quench; to put out, as a light or fire; to stifle; to cause to die out; to put an end to; to destroy; as, to extinguish a flame, or life, or love,…

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Extinguish 74% connected

To quench; to put out, as a light or fire; to stifle; to cause to die out; to put an end to; to destroy; as, to extinguish a flame, or life, or love,…

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(contract law) words signifying consent to the terms of an offer (thereby creating a contract)

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Illegality noun · 78% connection

unlawfulness by virtue of violating some legal statute

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Borsholder adjective · 78% connection

The head or chief of a tithing, or borough (see 2d Borough); the headborough; a parish constable.

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Burghbrech noun · 78% connection

The offense of violating the pledge given by every inhabitant of a tithing to keep the peace; breach of the peace.

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Decennary noun · 78% connection

A tithing consisting of ten neighboring families.

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Frankpledge noun · 78% connection

A pledge or surety for the good behavior of freemen, -- each freeman who was a member of an ancient decennary, tithing, or friborg, in…

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Friborgh noun · 78% connection

The pledge and tithing, afterwards called by the Normans frankpledge. See Frankpledge.

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Headborrow noun · 78% connection

The chief of a frankpledge, tithing, or decennary, consisting of ten families; -- called also borsholder, boroughhead, boroughholder,…

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Sheading verb · 78% connection

A tithing, or division, in the Isle of Man, in which there is a coroner, or chief constable. The island is divided into six sheadings.

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Tithingman noun · 78% connection

The chief man of a tithing; a headborough; one elected to preside over the tithing.

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Tything noun · 78% connection

See Tithing.

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Tithing p. pr. & vb. n. · 72% connection

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