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  • 111arbitrate — ar·bi·trate / är bə ˌtrāt/ vb trat·ed, trat·ing vt 1: to act as arbitrator for 2: to bring to arbitration for settlement agreed to arbitrate their dispute vi: to act as arbitrator ar·bi·tra·tive / ˌ …

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  • 112determine — de·ter·mine vt mined, min·ing: to make a determination regarding Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. determine I …

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  • 113hear — vt heard, hear·ing 1 a: to give a hearing to the court heard the claims the judge agreed to hear argument on the objection b: to conduct a hearing about the magistrate s authority to hear a matter properly before him 2 a …

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  • 114pronounce — I (pass judgment) verb adjudge, adjudicate, announce authoritatively, conclude, decide, declare to be, decree, deliver judgment, determine, find, give a ruling, give an opinion, give judgment, judge, officially utter, pass sentence upon,… …

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  • 115dispute — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, major, serious ▪ There is considerable dispute over the precise definition of ‘social class’ as a term. ▪ The incident sparked off a major dispute between the two countries. ▪ …

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  • 116adjudge — I adjudge, adjudicate (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. judge (See judgment). II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To make a decision about (a controversy or dispute, for example) after deliberation, as in a court of law: adjudicate,… …

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  • 117decide — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. determine, elect, choose, settle, fix; make up one s mind; arbitrate. See resolution, choice, certainty, cause. Ant., vacillate, straddle the fence. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. settle, settle upon, fix… …

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  • 118try — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. essay, endeavor, attempt, undertake; test, examine, assay, experiment; refine, purify, afflict, beset; strain, tax; judge, hear. See lawsuit, exertion, use, undertaking. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To… …

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  • 119arbitrate — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. settle peacefully, adjust differences, smooth out, reconcile, employ diplomacy, bring before a referee, hear both sides, act as arbiter, referee, parley, placate, bring to terms, decide between opposing parties, intervene,… …

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  • 120Lawsuit — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Lawsuit >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 lawsuit lawsuit suit action cause Sgm: N 1 litigation litigation Sgm: N 1 suit in law suit in law Sgm: N 1 dispute dispute &c. 713 GRP …

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