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  • 101Contend — Con*tend , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Contended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Contending}.] [OF. contendre, L. contendere, tentum; con + tendere to strech. See {Tend}.] 1. To strive in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight. [1913… …

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  • 102Contended — Contend Con*tend , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Contended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Contending}.] [OF. contendre, L. contendere, tentum; con + tendere to strech. See {Tend}.] 1. To strive in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight.… …

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  • 103Contending — Contend Con*tend , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Contended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Contending}.] [OF. contendre, L. contendere, tentum; con + tendere to strech. See {Tend}.] 1. To strive in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight.… …

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  • 104contend — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French or Latin; Anglo French contendre, from Latin contendere, from com + tendere to stretch more at thin Date: 15th century intransitive verb 1. to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against… …

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  • 105contention — noun Etymology: Middle English contencioun, from Anglo French cuntenciun, from Latin contention , contentio, from contendere Date: 14th century 1. an act or instance of contending 2. a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument 3.… …

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  • 106no contest — noun Date: 1952 nolo contendere …

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  • 107nolo — noun Date: 1914 nolo contendere …

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  • 108Arraignment — is a common law term for the formal reading of a criminal complaint, in the presence of the defendant, to inform him/her of the charges against him or her. In response to arraignment, the accused is expected to enter a plea. Acceptable pleas vary …

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  • 109Al Capp — Infobox Person name = Al Capp image size = 200px caption = Al Capp, Li l Abner, and Daisy Mae on a 1950 cover of Time Magazine birth date = birth date|1909|9|28|mf=y birth place = New Haven, Connecticut death date = death date and… …

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  • 110Crime — Criminal redirects here. For other uses, see Crime (disambiguation). Justice and Divine Vengeance in pursuit of Crime  1808 oil on canvas …

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