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Law reference too mr ahle gonna carry

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censorious

faultfinding; severely critical

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censure

To criticize harshly

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legate

a representative sent on a special mission, especially one representing the pope

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allege

to claim that something is true without necessarily having proof; to advance as an argument or excuse

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relegate

to banish to a place of exile; to dismiss to an obscure or inferior position

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punitive

inflicting or intending punishment

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impunity

exemption from punishment or penalty, as a result of a particular act

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subpoena

a legal requirement that someone or something appear in court to give or be evidence

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probity

impecca integrity; uprightness

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approbation

praise; commendation; official approval

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reprobate

a morally decadent person

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reproof

an expression of criticism for a fault or misdeed; a scolding

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vindicate

to clear from blame; to exonerate; to prove to be valid

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vindictive

revengeful; unforgiving

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vendetta

a bitter feud, especially one perpetuated by acts of revengge, often between successive generations of two families or clans

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arbitrary

based on a subjective whim or random choice

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arbitrate

to judge or decide in the manner off an umpire or person granted power to make a decision

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hortatory

marked by a strong urging to take some action

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exhort

to urge, advise, or admonish vigorously

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judicious

showing good judgement; sensible

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adjudicate

to settle a case by legal means; to act as a judge

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abjure

to renounce formally; to recant

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adjure

to command or urge solemnly

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conjure

to cause to happen as if by magic; to produce as if from nothing; to stimulate the imagination

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perjury

the intentional giving of false evidence or breaking of an oath, especially in a court of law

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rogue

a malicious, unprincipled person; a mountebank // something that separates itself from the community or the normal standard, often with harmful results, used especially with natural phenomena; a renegade

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abrogate

to abolish or repeal, especially a law

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arrogate

to take or claim without permission or authority

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prerogative

a right or privilege belonging to a particular person, office, or group

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surrogate

a substitute