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  • 101Samuel Ireland — (May 21 1744 – July 1800), British author and engraver, is best remembered today as the chief victim of the Ireland Shakespearean forgeries created by his son, William Henry Ireland.Early lifeHe ate life as a weaver in aasdfafdssadfaffddddddas,… …

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  • 102tolkʷ- — To speak. Metathesized form *tlokʷ . locution, loquacious; allocution, circumlocution, colloquium, colloquy, elocution, grandiloquence, interlocution, magniloquent, obloquy …

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  • 103criminal law — the laws of a state or country dealing with criminal offenses and their punishments. [1580 90] * * * Body of law that defines criminal offenses, regulates the apprehension, charging, and trial of suspected offenders, and fixes punishment for… …

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  • 104disgrace — disgracer, n. /dis grays /, n., v., disgraced, disgracing. n. 1. the loss of respect, honor, or esteem; ignominy; shame: the disgrace of criminals. 2. a person, act, or thing that causes shame, reproach, or dishonor or is dishonorable or shameful …

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  • 105glory — gloryingly, adv. /glawr ee, glohr ee/, n., pl. glories, adj., v., gloried, glorying, interj. n. 1. very great praise, honor, or distinction bestowed by common consent; renown: to win glory on the field of battle. 2. something that is a source of… …

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  • 106ignominy — /ig neuh min ee, ig nom euh nee/, n., pl. ignominies for 2. 1. disgrace; dishonor; public contempt. 2. shameful or dishonorable quality or conduct or an instance of this. [1530 40; < L ignominia, equiv. to ig (for in IN 3, appar. by assoc. with&#8230; …

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  • 107infamy — /in feuh mee/, n., pl. infamies for 3. 1. extremely bad reputation, public reproach, or strong condemnation as the result of a shameful, criminal, or outrageous act: a time that will live in infamy. 2. infamous character or conduct. 3. an&#8230; …

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  • 108odium — /oh dee euhm/, n. 1. intense hatred or dislike, esp. toward a person or thing regarded as contemptible, despicable, or repugnant. 2. the reproach, discredit, or opprobrium attaching to something hated or repugnant: He had to bear the odium of&#8230; …

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  • 109pardon — pardonable, adj. pardonableness, n. pardonably, adv. pardonless, adj. /pahr dn/, n. 1. kind indulgence, as in forgiveness of an offense or discourtesy or in tolerance of a distraction or inconvenience: I beg your pardon, but which way is Spruce&#8230; …

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  • 110reproach — reproachable, adj. reproachableness, n. reproachably, adv. reproacher, n. reproachingly, adv. /ri prohch /, v.t. 1. to find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame; censure …

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