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11approach the bench — v. an attorney s movement from the counsel table to the front of the bench (the large desk at which the judge sits) in order to speak to the judge off the record and/or out of earshot of the jury. Since the bench area is the sacred territory… …
12Approach — »Art der Annäherung an ein Problem, besonders wirksame Werbezeile«: Das Fremdwort wurde in der 2. Hälfte des 20. Jh.s aus gleichbed. engl. approach übernommen, einer Substantivierung des Verbs to approach »sich nähern«, das über frz. approcher… …
13approach — [ə prōch′] vi. [ME aprochen < OFr aprochier < LL(Ec) appropiare < L ad , to + propius, compar. of prope, near] to come closer or draw nearer vt. 1. to come near or nearer to 2. to be like or similar to; approximate 3. to make advances, a …
14Approach-avoidance conflict — Approach Avoidance conflicts are choices between something positive, say going out to a party, that has a negative valence (avoidance), say getting grounded for being at the party. These decisions and the emotional state of ambivalence cause… …
15Approach the bench — is a term used by attorneys to request that the judge in a case, allow them to approach the bench for a private conversation with the judge …
16approach road — noun A slip road leading onto a motorway • • • Main Entry: ↑approach …
17Approach — Ap*proach , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Approached}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Approaching}.] [OE. approchen, aprochen, OF. approcher, LL. appropriare, fr. L. ad + propiare to draw near, prope near.] 1. To come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to… …
18approach closely — index approximate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
19approach in amount — index approximate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
20approach of danger — index peril Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
