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  • 61advocate — ad·vo·cate 1 / ad və kət, ˌkāt/ n [Latin advocatus adviser to a party in a lawsuit, counselor, from past participle of advocare to summon, employ as counsel, from ad to + vocare to call] 1: a person (as a lawyer) who works and argues in support… …

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  • 62present — pre·sent 1 /pri zent/ vt 1: to lay before a court as an object of consideration present a complaint present ed a defense of insanity 2: to make a presentment of (an instrument) pre·sen·ta·tion /ˌprē ˌzen tā shən, ˌpre , zən / …

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  • 63argue — ar·gue vb ar·gued, ar·gu·ing vi 1: to give reasons for or against a matter in dispute arguing for an extension 2: to present a case in court will argue for the defense vt …

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  • 64assert — as·sert /ə sərt/ vt: to present and demand recognition of assert a claim as·ser·tion /ə sər shən/ n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 65introduce — in·tro·duce vt duced, duc·ing: to present and offer (evidence) at trial Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. introduce I …

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  • 66lay before — index communicate, offer (propose), pose (propound), proffer, propose, propound, tender …

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  • 67make a motion — index move (judicially request), pose (propound), proffer, propose, propound, submit (give) Burton s …

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  • 68pose — I (impersonate) verb act as, act the part of, ape, assume the character of, assume the role of, copy, counterfeit, double for, emulate, imitate, masquerade as, mimic, mock, model oneself after, parody, pass for, personate, play a part, portray,… …

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  • 69predicate — pred·i·cate 1 / pre də ˌkāt/ vt cat·ed, cat·ing: to set or ground on something: find a basis for usu. used with on if Mary s claim is predicated simply on John s duty of support W. M. McGovern, Jr. et al. pred·i·cate 2 / pre di kət/ adj: rela …

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  • 70put forth — I verb advance, advise, air, argue, communicate, display, emit, employ, exert, exhibit, extend, go forth, issue, make a suggestion, move, offer, parade, pass, plead, posit, postulate, present, profess, proffer, propose, proposition, propound,… …

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