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requisition |
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seizing property that belongs to someone else and holding it until profits pay the demand for which it was seized |
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requisition |
Noun
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an official form on which a request in made |
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requisition |
Noun
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the act of requiring |
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requisition |
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make a formal request for official services |
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requisition |
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demand and take for use or service, especially by military or public authority for public service |
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redemption |
Noun
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the act of purchasing back something previously sold |
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redemption |
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(theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil |
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redemption |
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repayment of the principal amount of a debt or security at or before maturity (as when a corporation repurchases its own stock) |
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repurchase |
Noun
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the act of purchasing back something previously sold |
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repurchase |
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buy what had previously been sold, lost, or given away |
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reformation |
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rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course |
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reformation |
Noun
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improvement (or an intended improvement) in the existing form or condition of institutions or practices etc. |
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ransom |
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the act of freeing from captivity or punishment |
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ransom |
Noun
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payment for the release of someone |
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ransom |
Noun
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money demanded for the return of a captured person |
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ransom |
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exchange or buy back for money |
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recapture |
Noun
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the act of taking something back |
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recapture |
Noun
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a legal seizure by the government of profits beyond a fixed amount |
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recapture |
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capture again |
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recapture |
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take up anew |
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recapture |
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experience anew |
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recapture |
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take back by force, as after a battle |
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retaking |
Noun
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the act of taking something back |
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rocket firing |
Noun
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the launching of a rocket or missile under its own power |
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rocket launching |
Noun
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the launching of a rocket or missile under its own power |
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reclamation |
Noun
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the recovery of useful substances from waste products |
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reclamation |
Noun
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rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course |
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reclamation |
Noun
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the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation |
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rescue |
Noun
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recovery or preservation from loss or danger |
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rescue |
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take forcibly from legal custody |
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rescue |
Verb
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free from harm or evil |
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remission |
Noun
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the act of absolving or remitting |
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remission |
Noun
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(law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court) |
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remission |
Noun
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an abatement in intensity or degree, as in the manifestations of a disease |
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remission |
Noun
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a payment of money sent to a person in another place |
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remittal |
Noun
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the act of absolving or remitting |
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remittal |
Noun
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an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease) |
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remittal |
Noun
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a payment of money sent to a person in another place |
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remission of sin |
Noun
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the act of absolving or remitting |
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ringer |
Noun
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(horseshoes) the successful throw of a horseshoe or quoit so as to encircle a stake or peg |
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ringer |
Noun
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a contestant entered in a competition under false pretenses |
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ringer |
Noun
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a person who is almost identical to another |
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ringer |
Noun
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a person who rings church bells (as for summoning the congregation) |
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rebirth |
Noun
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a spiritual enlightenment causing a person to lead a new life |
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rebirth |
Noun
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the revival of learning and culture |
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rebirth |
Noun
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a second or new birth |
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rebirth |
Noun
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after death the soul begins a new cycle of existence in another human body |
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roll |
Verb
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cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis |
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roll |
Verb
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move, rock, or sway from side to side |
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roll |
Verb
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move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment |