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  • 31Justification (theology) — The Harrowing of Hell as depicted by Fra Angelico Rising out of the Protestant Reformation, Justification is the chief article of faith describing God s act of declaring or making a sinner righteous through Christ s atoning sacrifice. The extent …

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  • 32Principal (commercial law) — In commercial law, a principal is a person ndash;legal or natural ndash;who authorizes an agent to act to create one or more legal relationships with a third party. This branch of law is called agency and relies on the common law proposition qui… …

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  • 33Accuse — Ac*cuse , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Accusing}.] [OF. acuser, F. accuser, L. accusare, to call to account, accuse; ad + causa cause, lawsuit. Cf. {Cause}.] 1. To charge with, or declare to have committed, a crime or offense;… …

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  • 34Accused — Accuse Ac*cuse , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Accusing}.] [OF. acuser, F. accuser, L. accusare, to call to account, accuse; ad + causa cause, lawsuit. Cf. {Cause}.] 1. To charge with, or declare to have committed, a crime or… …

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  • 35Accusing — Accuse Ac*cuse , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Accusing}.] [OF. acuser, F. accuser, L. accusare, to call to account, accuse; ad + causa cause, lawsuit. Cf. {Cause}.] 1. To charge with, or declare to have committed, a crime or… …

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  • 36Disculpate — Dis*cul pate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disculpated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disculpating}.] [LL. disculpatus, p. p. of disculpare to disculpate; dis + L. culpare to blame, culpa fault.] To free from blame or the imputation of a fault; to exculpate. [1913… …

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  • 37Disculpated — Disculpate Dis*cul pate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disculpated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disculpating}.] [LL. disculpatus, p. p. of disculpare to disculpate; dis + L. culpare to blame, culpa fault.] To free from blame or the imputation of a fault; to… …

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  • 38Disculpating — Disculpate Dis*cul pate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disculpated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disculpating}.] [LL. disculpatus, p. p. of disculpare to disculpate; dis + L. culpare to blame, culpa fault.] To free from blame or the imputation of a fault; to… …

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  • 39exculpate — transitive verb ( pated; pating) Etymology: Medieval Latin exculpatus, past participle of exculpare, from Latin ex + culpa blame Date: circa 1681 to clear from alleged fault or guilt • exculpation noun Synonyms: exculpate, absolve, exonerate,… …

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  • 40John Singleton Copley — For the British lawyer and politician of this name, see John Copley, 1st Baron Lyndhurst. John Singleton Copley Portrait of Copley by Gilbert Stuart Birth name John Singleton Copley …

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