Search results for: “combatant”
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Mercenary
Adjective accessible to bribery acquisitive avaricious bribable conductus corrupt corruptible covetous exacting exploitative grasping greedy hired hireling leased<…
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Aggressor
He who begins a quarrel or dispute, either by threatening or striking another. No man may strike another because he has been threatened, or in consequence of the use of any words. …
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Aggressor
He who begins a quarrel or dispute, either by threatening or striking another. No man may strike another because he has been threatened, or in consequence of the use of any words. …
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Appeal of felony
An accusation of felony made by one person against another. The person charged had the right to trial by battle, which took place between him and the accuser, the combatants being each armed with a leather shield and a cudgel forty-five inches long, and, having to fight for a day, or […]
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Appeal of felony
An accusation of felony made by one person against another. The person charged had the right to trial by battle, which took place between him and the accuser, the combatants being each armed with a leather shield and a cudgel forty-five inches long, and, having to fight for a day, or […]
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Athlete
Grammar This term is a noun. Etimology of Athlete (You may find athlete at the world legal encyclopedia and the etimology of more terms). early 15c., from Latin athleta “a wrestler, athlete, combatant in public games,” from Greek athletes “prizefighter, contestant in the […]
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Rival
Noun adversary aemulus antagonist aspirant bidder candidate challenger combatant competition competitor contender contestant corrival disputant enemy entra…
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Rival
Noun adversary aemulus antagonist aspirant bidder candidate challenger combatant competition competitor contender contestant corrival disputant enemy entra…
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Belligerent Communities
Recognition of Recognition of Belligerent CommunitiesIn the context of international law, the legal resource A Dictionary of Law, provides a definition of Belligerent Communities, Recognition of Recognition of Belligerent Communities : The formal acknowledgment by a state of the existence of a […]
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Campfight
In old English law. The fighting of two champions or combatants in the field (campus) ; the judicial combat, or dwellum. 8 Inst. 221. …
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Baculus
(Lat.) In old English practice. A staff, rod, or wand, anciently used in the ceremony of making livery of seisin, where there was no building on the land. Fiat seysina per fustim et per baculum, seisin should be made by rod and staff. Bracton, fol. 40; Fleta, lib. 3, c. 15, § 5. […]
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Opponent
nounadversarius adversary adverse party challenger combatant contender corrival disputant one who opposes opposer opposing litigant opposing partv opposite opposite side …
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Nonmilitant
adjectiveaccommodative agreeable amicable appeasable conciliable conciliative conciliatory concordant forgiving gentle halcyon irenic irenical meek neutral <l…
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Neutral
adjectivedisengaged disinterested dispassionate equitable fair fairminded impartial impersonal independent indifferent isolationist medius neutrius partis nonaligned …
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Foe
nounadversarius adversary adverse party antagonist armed enemy assailant attacker belligerent bitter enemy combatant competitor contender contestant detractor dis…