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Preferment

The act of choosing, or the state of being chosen; preference.

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Accusal 76% connected

Accusation.

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Accusation 76% connected

The act of accusing or charging with a crime or with a lighter offense.

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Favour 74% connected

an inclination to approve; "that style is in favor this season"

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Favour 74% connected

an inclination to approve; "that style is in favor this season"

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Allegation noun · 85% connection

(law) a formal accusation against somebody (often in a court of law); "an allegation of malpractice"

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Bail noun · 85% connection

(criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial; "the judge set ba…

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Bail bond noun · 85% connection

(criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial; "the judge set ba…

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Bond noun · 85% connection

(criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial; "the judge set ba…

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Charge noun · 85% connection

(criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense; "he was arrested on a charge of larceny"

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Civil wrong noun · 85% connection

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

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Complaint noun · 85% connection

(criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense; "he was arrested on a charge of larceny"

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Condemnation noun · 85% connection

(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; "the conviction came as no surprise"

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Conviction noun · 85% connection

(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; "the conviction came as no surprise"

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False pretence noun · 85% connection

(law) an offense involving intent to defraud and false representation and obtaining property as a result of that misrepresentation

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False pretense noun · 85% connection

(law) an offense involving intent to defraud and false representation and obtaining property as a result of that misrepresentation

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Insanity plea noun · 85% connection

(criminal law) a plea in which the defendant claims innocence due to mental incompetence at the time

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Judgment of conviction noun · 85% connection

(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; "the conviction came as no surprise"

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Kidnapping noun · 85% connection

(law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment

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Malice aforethought noun · 85% connection

(law) criminal intent; the thoughts and intentions behind a wrongful act (including knowledge that the act is illegal); often at issue…

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mens rea noun · 85% connection

(law) criminal intent; the thoughts and intentions behind a wrongful act (including knowledge that the act is illegal); often at issue…

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Parole noun · 85% connection

(law) a conditional release from imprisonment that entitles the person to serve the remainder of the sentence outside the prison as lo…

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Partial verdict noun · 85% connection

(criminal law) a finding that the defendant is guilty of some charges but innocent of others

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Adoption noun · 78% connection

The choosing and making that to be one's own which originally was not so; acceptance; as, the adoption of opinions.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: choosing, chosen, preference.
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Choice noun · 78% connection

The thing or person chosen; that which is approved and selected in preference to others; selection.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: choosing, chosen, preference.
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Choicely adverb · 78% connection

With care in choosing; with nice regard to preference.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: choosing, chosen, preference.
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Choose verb · 78% connection

To make choice of; to select; to take by way of preference from two or more objects offered; to elect; as, to choose the least of two…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: choosing, chosen, preference.
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Chooser noun · 78% connection

One who chooses; one who has the power or right of choosing; an elector.

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CLI noun · 78% connection

a user interface in which you type commands instead of choosing them from a menu or selecting an icon

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: choosing, chosen, preference.
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Command line interface noun · 78% connection

a user interface in which you type commands instead of choosing them from a menu or selecting an icon

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: choosing, chosen, preference.
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Conclave noun · 78% connection

The set of apartments within which the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church are continuously secluded while engaged in choosing a po…

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Cooptation noun · 78% connection

The act of choosing; selection; choice.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: choosing, chosen, preference.
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Deference noun · 78% connection

A yielding of judgment or preference from respect to the wishes or opinion of another; submission in opinion; regard; respect; complai…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: choosing, chosen, preference.
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Difference noun · 78% connection

Choice; preference.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: choosing, chosen, preference.
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Distinguishingly adverb · 78% connection

With distinction; with some mark of preference.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: choosing, chosen, preference.
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