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source n1: a point of originthe source of the conflict2: one that supplies informationheld the reporter in contempt for refusing to reveal her source
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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ancestry, authority, basis, beginning, caput, cause, cradle, derivation, fons, font, foundation, fount, fountain, fountainhead, generator, genesis, germ, headspring, incunabula, informant, inspiration, lineage, motive, origin, original, origination, origo, parent, parentage, place, provenance, provenience, root, spring, springhead, stem, well, wellhead, wellspring
associated concepts: source of income, source of information
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authority (power), basis, cause (reason), citation (attribution), connotation
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derivation
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determinant, documentation, embryo, genesis, inception, informant, informer (a person who provides information), onset (commencement), origination, parentage, progenitor, prototype, reason (basis), reference (citation), resource, spy, start
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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n.Origin; the place or person from which something comes; the person or thing that starts something.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.