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  • 81poach — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. steal, thieve, filch, pilfer; encroach, infringe, trespass; boil, parboil, coddle. See stealing, heat. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To steal] Syn. filch, pilfer, smuggle; see steal . 2. [To blend] Syn. mash …

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  • 82infringe — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. transgress, violate, trespass, encroach; see meddle 1 , transgress . See Synonym Study at trespass . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. trespass, violate, transgress, intrude, encroach, contravene. III (Roget s Thesaurus II)… …

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  • 83overreach — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To exceed] Syn. overact, outreach, overdo, overextend; see exceed . 2. [To outwit] Syn. outsmart, cheat, fool; see deceive . 3. [To spread over] Syn. overlay, encroach on, encroach upon, overlap; see cover 1 , spread 4 . II… …

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  • 84Transcursion — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Motion beyond. < N PARAG:Transcursion >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 transcursion| transcursion| transiliency transgression Sgm: N 1 trespass trespass Sgm: N 1 encroachment encroachment infringement Sgm: N 1 extravagation|… …

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  • 85Wrong — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Wrong >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 wrong wrong Sgm: N 1 what ought not to be what ought not to be what should not be Sgm: N 1 malum in se malum in se Sgm: N 1 unreasonableness unreasonableness grievance Sgm: N 1 shame …

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  • 86Dereliction of Duty — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Dereliction of Duty >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 dereliction of duty dereliction of duty Sgm: N 1 fault fault &c.(guilt) 947 Sgm: N 1 sin sin &c.(vice) 945 Sgm: N 1 non observance non observance non performance Sgm …

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  • 87crook — [12] A crook ‘criminal’ is almost literally a ‘bent’ person. The underlying meaning of the word is ‘bend, curve, hook’, as can be seen in other applications such as ‘shepherd’s staff with a crooked end’, and particularly in the derivative crooked …

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  • 88croquet — [19] Old Norse krókr ‘hook’ (source of English crook) was borrowed into Old French as croc. This formed the basis of a diminutive, crochet, literally ‘little hook’, which has passed into English in various guises over the centuries. First to… …

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  • 89encroachment — 1520s, from ENCROACH (Cf. encroach) + MENT (Cf. ment). In Anglo French from mid 15c …

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  • 90trespass — 1. verb 1) there is no excuse for trespassing on railroad property Syn: intrude on, encroach on, enter without permission, invade 2) I must not trespass on your good nature Syn: take advantage of, impose on, play on, exploit, abuse; …

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