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Inheritable :: Inheritable (a.) Capable of taking by inheritance, or of receiving by descent; capable of succeeding to, as an heir..

Excipient :: Excipient (v. t.) Taking an exception.

Corkage :: Corkage (n.) The charge made by innkeepers for drawing the cork and taking care of bottles of wine bought elsewhere by a guest.

Privation :: Privation (n.) The act of depriving, or taking away; hence, the depriving of rank or office; degradation in rank; deprivation..

Rescue :: Rescue (v.) The retaking by a party captured of a prize made by the enemy.

Detainer :: Detainer (n.) The keeping possession of what belongs to another; detention of what is another's, even though the original taking may have been lawful. Forcible detainer is indictable at common law..

Defraudation :: Defraudation (n.) The act of defrauding; a taking by fraud.

Tragi-comedy :: Tragi-comedy (n.) A kind of drama representing some action in which serious and comic scenes are blended; a composition partaking of the nature both of tragedy and comedy.

Usury :: Usury (v. t.) The practice of taking interest.

Scumming :: Scumming (n.) The act of taking off scum.

Underrun :: Underrun (v. t.) To run or pass under; especially (Naut.), to pass along and under, as a cable, for the purpose of taking it in, or of examining it..

Reentry :: Reentry (n.) A resuming or retaking possession of what one has lately foregone; -- applied especially to land; the entry by a lessor upon the premises leased, on failure of the tenant to pay rent or perform the covenants in the lease..

Theft :: Theft (n.) The act of stealing; specifically, the felonious taking and removing of personal property, with an intent to deprive the rightful owner of the same; larceny..

Neutrality :: Neutrality (a.) The condition of a nation or government which refrains from taking part, directly or indirectly, in a war between other powers..

Tripartition :: Tripartition (n.) A division by threes, or into three parts; the taking of a third part of any number or quantity..

Preeminent :: Preeminent (a.) Eminent above others; prominent among those who are eminent; superior in excellence; surpassing, or taking precedence of, others; rarely, surpassing others in evil, or in bad qualities; as, preeminent in guilt..

Respiration :: Respiration (n.) The act of resping or breathing; the act of taking in and giving out air; the aggregate of those processes bu which oxygen is introduced into the system, and carbon dioxide, or carbonic acid, removed..

Impress :: Impress (n.) The act of impressing, or taking by force for the public service; compulsion to serve; also, that which is impressed..

Brevet :: Brevet (a.) Taking or conferring rank by brevet; as, a brevet colonel; a brevet commission..

Macaranga Gum :: Macaranga gum () A gum of a crimson color, obtained from a tree (Macaranga Indica) that grows in the East Indies. It is used in taking impressions of coins, medallions, etc., and sometimes as a medicine..

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