Definition: the taking of possession or property by legal process

“Not all (a)   of policemen require a warrant.”

\ ə-ˈpräk-sə-mət \

1: nearly correct or exact :

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\ ˈhed-ˌāk \

1: pain in the head

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\ ˈfrə-ˌstrā-tiŋ \

: causing feelings of anger and annoyance

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\ ˈse-tᵊl-mənt \

1: the act or process of settling

2a: an act of bestowing or giving possession under legal sanction

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\ ˈstə-mək , -mik \

1a(1): a saclike expansion of the digestive tract of a vertebrate that is located between the esophagus and duodenum and typically consists of a simple often curved sac with an outer serous covering, a strong muscular wall that contracts rhythmically, and an inner mucous membrane lining that contains gastric glands

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\ ˈkü-gər also -ˌgär \

1: a large powerful tawny-brown cat (Puma concolor synonym Felis concolor) formerly widespread in the Americas but now reduced in number or extinct in many areas

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\ (ˌ)sər-ˈti-fi-kət \

1: a document containing a certified statement especially as to the truth of something

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\ əd-ˈmit , ad- \

transitive verb

1a: to allow scope for : PERMIT

b: to concede as true or valid

2a: to allow entry (as to a place, fellowship, or privilege)

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\ ˈbiz-nəs , -nəz,

1: the activity of making, buying, or selling goods or providing services in exchange for money

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\ dī-ˈje-stiv , də- \

: an aid to digestion especially of food

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\ ˈjü-əl-rē , ˈjül-rē, ˈju̇l-; nonstandard ˈjü-lə-rē \

: ornamental pieces (such as rings, necklaces, earrings, and

bracelets) that are made of materials which may or may not be precious (such

as gold, silver, glass, and plastic), are often set with genuine or imitation

gems, and are worn for personal adornment

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\ ˈfär-mə-sē \

1: the art, practice, or profession of preparing, preserving, compounding, and dispensing medical drugs

2a: a place where medicines are compounded or dispensed

b: DRUGSTORE

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\ ə-ˈlau̇-ən(t)s \

1a: a sum granted as a reimbursement or bounty or for expenses

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\ ˌant-ˈärk-ti-kə , -ˈär-ti- \

continent around the South Pole; a plateau covered by a great ice cap and mountain peaks area about 5,500,000 square miles (14,300,000 square kilometers)

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\ lu̇-ˌē-zē-ˈa-nə , ˌlü-ə-zē-, ˌlü-zē- \

state of the southern U.S. that includes the vast delta through

which the Mississippi River flows into the Gulf of Mexico; capital Baton

Rouge area 48,523 square miles (126,160 square

kilometers), population 4,533,372

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ˈwünd , archaic or dialectal ˈwau̇nd \

1a: an injury to the body (as from violence, accident, or surgery) that typically involves laceration or breaking of a membrane (such as the skin) and usually damage to underlying tissues

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\ ˈbril-yənt \

1: very bright : GLITTERING

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\ ˈa-pli-kənt \

: one who applies

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\ ə-ˈprē-shē-ˌāt , -ˈpri- also -ˈprē-sē- \

1: to understand the worth or importance of (something or someone) : to admire and value (something or someone)

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\ ˌde-klə-ˈrā-shən \

1: the act of declaring : ANNOUNCEMENT

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