Onus: alternatives and connections

To relate or belong to; to have reference to or connection with; to affect the interest of; to be of importance to.

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Pain in the head; cephalalgia.

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The act of vexing, or the state of being vexed; agitation; disquiet; trouble; irritation.

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To harass by pursuit and barking; to attack repeatedly; also, to tear or mangle with the teeth.

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A bundle or little pack; hence, a burden.

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The act of imposing, laying on, affixing, enjoining, inflicting, obtruding, and the like.

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The peel or skin.

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That which is borne or carried; a load.

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That which encumbers; a burden which impedes action, or renders it difficult and laborious; a clog; an impediment. See Incumbrance.

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A burdensome and troublesome load; anything that impedes motion or action, or renders it difficult or laborious; clog; impediment; hindrance; check.

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A burden; that which is laid on or put in anything for conveyance; that which is borne or sustained; a weight; as, a heavy load.

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