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  • 93order — or·der 1 n 1: a state of peace, freedom from unruly behavior, and respect for law and proper authority maintain law and order 2: an established mode or state of procedure a call to order 3 a: a mandate from a superior authority see also …

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  • 95command — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Order of authority Nouns 1. command, commandment, order, ordinance, fiat, bidding, dictum, behest, call, beck, nod; direction, injunction, charge; instructions. Informal, say so. See authority, rule. 2.… …

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  • 96summon — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. call [for], send for; cite, arraign, subpoena; convoke; rouse, invoke, evoke. See command, lawsuit, extraction. n. subpoena, warrant, writ; call, invitation. See lawsuit, request. II (Roget s IV) v …

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  • 97warrant — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. warranty, guaranty; pledge, security, surety; authority; summons, writ, permit, pass; sanction; justification. v. t. guarantee, indemnify, vouch for, answer for, certify, secure; affirm; state,… …

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  • 98summons — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Legal call] Syn. subpoena, writ, warrant; see indictment . 2. [Invocation] Syn. cry, bell, calling; see call 4 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. subpoena, writ, warrant, call, order, court order, command, evocation, signal …

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  • 99return — re·turn 1 vt 1 a: to give (an official account or report) to a superior (as by a list or statement) return the names of all residents in the ward return a list of jurors b: to bring back (as a writ, verdict, or indictment) to an office or… …

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  • 100summons — ▪ I. summons sum‧mons 1 [ˈsʌmənz] noun summonses PLURALFORM [countable] LAW an official order to appear in a court of law: • Administrators of his estate have issued a summons to get him to return to Australia. oˈriginating ˌsummons …

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