to rule sth out of court

  • 31Backmasking — (also known as backward masking)[1] is a recording technique in which a sound or message is recorded backward on to a track that is meant to be played forward. Backmasking is a deliberate process, whereas a message found through phonetic reversal …

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  • 32fine — ▪ I. fine fine 1 [faɪn] noun [countable] LAW money that someone has to pay as a punishment: • He served 22 months in jail and paid a $100 million fine to settle insider trading charges. • If convicted, they face heavy fines. • She was ordered to …

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  • 33be — be1 W1S1 [bi strong bi:] auxiliary v past tense was, were past participle been present participle being first person singular am second person singular and plural are third person singular is 1.) used with a p …

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  • 34be — be1 W1S1 [bi strong bi:] auxiliary v past tense was, were past participle been present participle being first person singular am second person singular and plural are third person singular is 1.) used with a p …

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  • 35Cardiff — For other uses, see Cardiff (disambiguation). City and County of Cardiff Dinas a Sir Caerdydd Clockwise from top: Cardiff Bay, the Senedd, Cardiff University and the Millennium Stadium …

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  • 36Gibraltar — This article is about the British overseas territory. For other uses, see Gibraltar (disambiguation). Gibraltar …

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  • 37operation — op‧e‧ra‧tion [ˌɒpəˈreɪʆn ǁ ˌɑː ] noun 1. [uncountable] the way the parts of a machine, system etc work together, or the process of making a machine, system etc work: • the design and operation of specialized equipment 2. in/​into operation… …

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  • 38schedule — ▪ I. schedule sched‧ule 1 [ˈʆedjuːl ǁ ˈskedʒʊl, dʒl] noun [countable] 1. a plan of what someone is going to do and when they are going to do it: • I ve got a very full schedule (= I will be very busy because a lot of meetings and other… …

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  • 39United States National Health Care Act — This article is about the 2009 U.S. National Health Care Act that failed to come to House debate. For the 2010 health care reform bill signed into law by President Barack Obama, see Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. United States… …

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  • 40reinstate — re‧in‧state [ˌriːɪnˈsteɪt] verb [transitive] 1. to put someone back into a job or position of authority from which they had previously been removed: • His claim of unfair dismissal was upheld and he was later reinstated. reinstate somebody as… …

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