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Rota

An ecclesiastical court of Rome, called also Rota Romana, that takes cognizance of suits by appeal. It consists of twelve members.

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Court 76% connected

An inclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different building; also, a space opening from a street a…

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Judicature 76% connected

The state or profession of those employed in the administration of justice; also, the dispensing or administration of justice.

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Roll 76% connected

To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surfac…

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Roster 76% connected

A register or roll showing the order in which officers, enlisted men, companies, or regiments are called on to serve.

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Tribunal 76% connected

The seat of a judge; the bench on which a judge and his associates sit for administering justice.

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Docket noun · 85% connection

(law) the calendar of a court; the list of cases to be tried or a summary of the court's activities

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Administrative law noun · 78% connection

the body of rules and regulations and orders and decisions created by administrative agencies of government

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Algorithm noun · 78% connection

a precise rule (or set of rules) specifying how to solve some problem

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Algorithmic program noun · 78% connection

a precise rule (or set of rules) specifying how to solve some problem

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Algorithmic rule noun · 78% connection

a precise rule (or set of rules) specifying how to solve some problem

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database noun · 78% connection

an organized body of related information

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judicial review noun · 78% connection

review by a court of law of actions of a government official or entity or of some other legally appointed person or body or the review…

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Ombudsman noun · 78% connection

a male government appointee who investigates complaints by private persons against the government

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Proteomics noun · 78% connection

the branch of genetics that studies the full set of proteins encoded by a genome

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Alternate adjective · 78% connection

Designating the members in a series, which regularly intervene between the members of another series, as the odd or even numbers of th…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: ecclesiastical, court, rome, called, romana.
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Appeal noun · 78% connection

(law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decis…

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Appearance noun · 78% connection

The coming into court of either of the parties; the being present in court; the coming into court of a party summoned in an action, ei…

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Bond noun · 78% connection

The union or tie of the several stones or bricks forming a wall. The bricks may be arranged for this purpose in several different ways…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: ecclesiastical, court, rome, called, romana.
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Breastplate noun · 78% connection

A part of the vestment of the high priest, worn upon the front of the ephod. It was a double piece of richly embroidered stuff, a span…

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Call noun · 78% connection

A requirement or appeal arising from the circumstances of the case; a moral requirement or appeal.

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Centumvir noun · 78% connection

One of a court of about one hundred judges chosen to try civil suits. Under the empire the court was increased to 180, and met usually…

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Circuit noun · 78% connection

(law) a judicial division of a state or the United States (so-called because originally judges traveled and held court in different lo…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: ecclesiastical, court, rome, called, romana.
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Conference noun · 78% connection

A stated meeting of preachers and others, invested with authority to take cognizance of ecclesiastical matters.

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Crest noun · 78% connection

A bearing worn, not upon the shield, but usually above it, or separately as an ornament for plate, liveries, and the like. It is a rel…

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Crown office unknown · 78% connection

The criminal branch of the Court of King's or Queen's Bench, commonly called the crown side of the court, which takes cognizance of al…

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Curia noun · 78% connection

The Roman See in its temporal aspects, including all the machinery of administration; -- called also curia Romana.

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Dodecagon noun · 78% connection

A figure or polygon bounded by twelve sides and containing twelve angles.

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Dodecandrous adjective · 78% connection

Of or pertaining to the Dodecandria; having twelve stamens, or from twelve to nineteen.

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Dodecatemory noun · 78% connection

A tern applied to the twelve houses, or parts, of the zodiac of the primum mobile, to distinguish them from the twelve signs; also, an…

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Dozen noun · 78% connection

A collection of twelve objects; a tale or set of twelve; with or without of before the substantive which follows.

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Earl marshal unknown · 78% connection

An officer of state in England who marshals and orders all great ceremonials, takes cognizance of matters relating to honor, arms, and…

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Entreaty noun · 78% connection

earnest or urgent request; "an entreaty to stop the fighting"; "an appeal for help"; "an appeal to the public to keep calm"

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