A state of being absent or withdrawn from a place or from companionship; -- opposed to presence.
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A failing or failure; omission of that which ought to be done; neglect to do what duty or law requires; as, this evil has happened through the governor's default.
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A state of being absent or withdrawn from a place or from companionship; -- opposed to presence.
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Offering a choice of two things.
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Act of choosing; the voluntary act of selecting or separating from two or more things that which is preferred; the determination of the mind in prefe…
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To be wanting; to fall short; to be or become deficient in any measure or degree up to total absence; to cease to be furnished in the usual or expect…
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Cessation of supply, or total defect; a failing; deficiency; as, failure of rain; failure of crops.
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The act of losing; failure; destruction; privation; as, the loss of property; loss of money by gaming; loss of health or reputation.
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Not to attend to with due care or attention; to forbear one's duty in regard to; to suffer to pass unimproved, unheeded, undone, etc.; to omit; to di…
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The power of choosing; the right of choice or election; an alternative.
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Failure or omission of duty; a fault; a misdeed; an offense; a misdemeanor; a crime.
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Making a beat without recoil; giving indications by a single beat or excursion; -- said of galvanometers and other instruments in which the needle or…
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Making a beat without recoil; giving indications by a single beat or excursion; -- said of galvanometers and other instruments in which the needle or…
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Neglect or failure to pay.
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Neglect or failure to pay.
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To possess; to have, as the rightful owner; to own.
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Neglect or failure to pay.
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To cover, as bottom of a vessel, a seam, a spar, etc., with tar or pitch, or waterproof composition of tallow, resin, etc.; to smear.
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To cover, as bottom of a vessel, a seam, a spar, etc., with tar or pitch, or waterproof composition of tallow, resin, etc.; to smear.
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The act of paying, or giving compensation; the discharge of a debt or an obligation.
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The act of paying, or giving compensation; the discharge of a debt or an obligation.
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