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2341 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Washing.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… the legal observance till they formed a large body of precepts. To such precepts about ceremonial washing Mark here refers. (See ABLUTION .)
2342 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Wife.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… wife’s legal rights ( Exodus 21:10 ) and her duties ( Proverbs 31:10-31; 1 Timothy 5:14 ) are specified. She could be divorced in special cases ( Deuteronomy 22:13-21 ), but …
2343 Etymology dictionary, p. abatement (n.).2
… the legal sense "destruction or removal of a nuisance, etc." (1520s).
2344 Etymology dictionary, p. abeyance (n.).3
… a legal term, "condition of a person in expectation or hope of receiving property;" it turned around in English law to mean "condition of property temporarily …
2345 Etymology dictionary, p. absent (prep.).2
"in the absence of," 1944, principally from U.S. legal use, from absent (adj.).
2346 Etymology dictionary, p. academic (adj.).3
… classroom legal exercises) is by 1886. In the arts, "rigidly conforming to academic style," 1889. Academic freedom "liberty of a teacher to state opinions openly …
2347 Etymology dictionary, p. accessory (n.).2
… a legal term, "one aiding in a felony without committing the offense" (as by advising, inciting, concealing), from Late Latin accessorius, from Latin accessor …
2348 Etymology dictionary, p. acquittal (n.).2
early 15c., aquitaille, "payment of debt or retribution;" see acquit + -al (2). Sense of "a release from debt or obligation" is from mid-15c.; that of "freeing from charge or offense" (by legal process) is from 1530s.
2349 Etymology dictionary, p. acquittance (n.).2
"legal settlement" of a debt, obligation, etc., early 14c., aquitaunce, from Old French aquitance and Medieval Latin acquietantia; see acquit + -ance .
2350 Etymology dictionary, p. act (v.).2
… " a legal case, from Latin actus, past participle of agere "to set in motion, drive, drive forward," hence "to do, perform," also "act on stage, play the part of; plead a cause …
2351 Etymology dictionary, p. act (n.).2
… a legal term), both from agere "to set in motion, drive, drive forward," hence "to do, perform," figuratively "incite to action; keep in movement, stir up" (from PIE root …
2352 Etymology dictionary, p. actionable (adj.).2
"furnishing sufficient grounds for a (legal) action," 1590s; from action + -able. Related: Actionably .
2353 Etymology dictionary, p. action (n.).2
… ; lawsuit, legal action" (source also of Spanish accion, Italian azione ), noun of action from past-participle stem of agere "to do" (from PIE root *ag- "to drive, draw out …
2354 Etymology dictionary, p. admissible (adj.).2
… a legal decision or judicial investigation" is by 1849.
2355 Etymology dictionary, p. adopt (v.).3
Originally in English of friends, fathers, citizens, etc., as well as children. The specific sense of "to legally take as one's own child" and that of "to embrace, espouse" a practice, method, etc. are from c. 1600. Related: Adopted; adopting .
2356 Etymology dictionary, p. advance (v.).4
… is legally due" is attested by 1670s. Related: Advanced; advancing. The adjective (in advance warning, etc.) is recorded from 1843.
2357 Etymology dictionary, p. advocation (n.).2
… of legal assistance," 1520s, from Latin advocationem (nominative advocatio ) "a calling or summoning of legal assistance," in Medieval Latin "duty of defense …
2358 Etymology dictionary, p. ae.2
… ; hence "legal custom, marriage," from Proto-Germanic *aiwi- (cognate with Old High German ewa, Old Saxon eo ), according to Buck probably literally "way, manner, custom …
2359 Etymology dictionary, p. affiliate (v.).2
1761, "bring into close association," from Latin affiliatus, past participle of affiliare "to adopt a son," from ad "to" (see ad- ) + filius "son" (see filial ). Outside legal use, always figurative. Related: Affiliated; affiliating .
2360 Etymology dictionary, p. affirm (v.).3
The spelling was refashioned 16c. in French and English on the Latin model. The legal sense of "declare solemnly (as before a court) but without an oath" is from early 15c. Related: Affirmed; affirming .