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  • 101head — {{11}}head (adj.) most important, principal, leading, c.1200, from HEAD (Cf. head) (n.). O.E. heafod was used in this sense in compounds. {{12}}head (n.) O.E. heafod top of the body, also upper end of a slope, also chief person, leader, ruler;… …

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  • 102nut — nÊŒt n. dry fruit contained in a shell; hard fruit of certain plants; square or hexagonal threaded metal piece which fastens onto a screw to secure it; person who is enthusiastic, buff; insane person (Slang); head of a person (Slang); operating… …

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  • 103nutted — nÊŒt n. dry fruit contained in a shell; hard fruit of certain plants; square or hexagonal threaded metal piece which fastens onto a screw to secure it; person who is enthusiastic, buff; insane person (Slang); head of a person (Slang); operating… …

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  • 104nutting — nÊŒt n. dry fruit contained in a shell; hard fruit of certain plants; square or hexagonal threaded metal piece which fastens onto a screw to secure it; person who is enthusiastic, buff; insane person (Slang); head of a person (Slang); operating… …

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  • 105bedlamite — n. Madman, lunatic, maniac, crazy person, insane person, deranged person …

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  • 106committee — I. /kəˈmɪti / (say kuh mitee) noun a person or a group of persons elected or appointed from a larger body to investigate, report, or act in special cases. {Anglo French, originally past participle, committed} II. /kɒməˈti/ (say komuh tee) noun… …

  • 107psychopath — [n] person who is mentally deranged, often prone to hurt others antisocial personality, insane person, lunatic, mad person, maniac, mental case*, nutcase*, psycho*, psychotic, schizoid*, sociopath, unstable personality; concept 412 …

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  • 108civil commitment — The jailing of a person for debt or nonpayment of alimony; the confinement of an insane person, alcoholic, or drug addict for treatment or protection; the commitment of a person under civil arrest …

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  • 109commitment — A warrant of authority, otherwise known as a mittimus, for confining a person to prison or jail; the delivery to jail, for want of bail, for detention pending action by the grand jury or trial, of one accused of crime. 21 Am J2d Crim L § 450; the …

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  • 110conservator — One placed in charge of property by a court as a temporary guardian or custodian. Re Guardianship of Hampson s Estate. 190 Or 279, 223 P2d 1039, 21 ALR2d 873; one appointed to take custody of the property or estate of a missing person, 1 Am J2d… …

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