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LEVY |
Act against |
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OPPOSE |
Act against |
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GRIEVANCE |
Resentment against an unjust act |
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AFFRICTION |
The act of rubbing against. |
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ILLISION |
The act of dashing or striking against. |
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ALLISION |
The act of dashing against, or striking upon. |
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PREMUNITION |
The act of fortifying or guarding against objections. |
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COUNTERPOISE |
To act against with equal power; to balance. |
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DISSUASION |
The act of dissuading; exhortation against a thing;
dehortation. |
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FORBIDDANCE |
The act of forbidding; prohibition; command or edict
against a thing. |
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APPULSE |
A driving or running towards; approach; impulse; also, the
act of striking against. |
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INDECENCY |
That which is indecent; an indecent word or act; an
offense against delicacy. |
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SURETY |
Security against loss or damage; security for payment, or
for the performance of some act. |
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FIGHT |
To act in opposition to anything; to struggle against; to
contend; to strive; to make resistance. |
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RECRIMINATION |
The act of recriminating; an accusation brought by
the accused against the accuser; a counter accusation. |
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RESIST |
To strive against; to endeavor to counteract, defeat, or
frustrate; to act in opposition to; to oppose. |
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FORTIFICATION |
The act of fortifying; the art or science of
fortifying places in order to defend them against an enemy. |
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BARRINGOUT |
The act of closing the doors of a schoolroom against a
schoolmaster; -- a boyish mode of rebellion in schools. |
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PERCUSSION |
The act of percussing, or striking one body against
another; forcible collision, esp. such as gives a sound or report. |
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DENUNCIATION |
The act of denouncing; public menace or accusation;
the act of inveighing against, stigmatizing, or publicly arraigning;
arraignment. |
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DEPRECATION |
The act of deprecating; a praying against evil; prayer
that an evil may be removed or prevented; strong expression of
disapprobation. |
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PRECAUTION |
A measure taken beforehand to ward off evil or secure
good or success; a precautionary act; as, to take precautions against
accident. |
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DELIBERATION |
The act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining
the reasons for and against a choice or measure; careful consideration;
mature reflection. |
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VINDICATION |
The act of vindicating, or the state of being
vindicated; defense; justification against denial or censure; as, the
vindication of opinions; his vindication is complete. |
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INDEMNIFICATION |
The act or process of indemnifying, preserving, or
securing against loss, damage, or penalty; reimbursement of loss,
damage, or penalty; the state of being indemnified. |