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  • 51answer — [OE] Etymologically, the word answer contains the notion of making a sworn statement rebutting a charge. It comes from a prehistoric West and North Germanic compound *andswarō; the first element of this was the prefix *and ‘against’, related to… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 52answer — [OE] Etymologically, the word answer contains the notion of making a sworn statement rebutting a charge. It comes from a prehistoric West and North Germanic compound *andswarō; the first element of this was the prefix *and ‘against’, related to… …

    Word origins

  • 53return day — noun : a day when a return is to be made: as a. : a day on which the defendant in an action or proceeding is to appear in court and answer the writ or other mandate which is to be then returned b. : a day fixed for the return of all writs issued… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 54return — v 1. go back, revert to, reverse, back up, backtrack; recede, ebb, wane, retreat, turn back; relapse, backslide, regress, fall back, retrograde. 2. come back, recur, reoccur, reappear, recrudesce; revolve, roll around, come round again; retroact …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 55return day — The time specified in a writ or process for the defendant to appear and defend. 42Am J1st Proc § 14. The day fixed by law for a defendant to appear and answer following the service of process upon him. Carlson v Burt, 111 Cal 129, 43 P 583. The… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 56return to writ — A response to a writ or process, as where a sheriff or other officer having the custody of a prisoner responds to it writ of habeas corpus by stating in form prescribed by statute the material facts respecting thc detention of the prisoner. 25 Am …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 57return — I. v. n. 1. Go or come back, get back, turn back. 2. Recur, revert. 3. Answer, reply, respond. 4. Retort, recriminate. 5. Revisit, come again. II. v. a. 1. Restore, give back, send back …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 58answer to writ — See return to writ …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 59Question and Answer — Infobox Book name hi= Question and Answer image caption = Cover of the 1st edition author = Poul Anderson country = flag|USA language = English series = Troas genre = science fiction novel publisher = Ace Books release date = 1956 media type =… …

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  • 60The Answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything — Ответ на главный вопрос жизни, вселенной и всего такого В книге Дугласа Адамса «Путеводитель для путешествующих автостопом по галактике» «Ответ на главный вопрос жизни, вселенной и всего такого» должен был решить все проблемы Вселенной. Этого… …

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