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  • 101abstain — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. forbear, refrain. See avoidance, moderation, asceticism, disuse.Ant., indulge. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. refrain, forbear, renounce, desist, forgo, withhold, avoid, stop, deny oneself, hold aloof… …

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  • 102deny — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. contradict, negate; refuse, withhold; doubt, reject; oppose, protest; renounce, doom. See negation, refusal, rejection. Ant., acknowledge, admit. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. contradict, dispute,… …

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  • 103deprive — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. dispossess, divest, denude, bereave, strip; despoil, usurp; take [away] from; withhold. See loss, stealing, insufficiency. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. strip, withhold, bereave, divest; see deny , seize …

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  • 104spare — I. v. a. 1. Reserve, save, lay by, lay aside, set apart, set aside. 2. Dispense with, do without, part with. 3. Withhold, omit, forbear, refrain from. 4. Withhold from, keep from. 5. Give, grant, afford, allow, give up. 6. Preserve (from anything …

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  • 105therapeutic privilege — the right of a doctor to withhold information from a patient when it is feared that disclosure could cause immediate and serious harm to the patient (e.g. because he or she is suffering from severe depression). In exceptional cases, the need to… …

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  • 106consent — I UK [kənˈsent] / US noun [uncountable] ** permission to do something with/without someone s consent: He entered the building without the owner s consent. consent of: You cannot go on school trips without the written consent of your parents.… …

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  • 107keep — [c]/kip / (say keep) verb (kept, keeping) –verb (t) 1. to maintain in one s action or conduct: to keep watch; to keep step; to keep silence. 2. to cause to continue in some place, position, state, course, or action specified: to keep a light… …

  • 108extortion — The obtaining of property from another induced by wrongful use of actual or threatened force, violence, or fear, or under color of official right. 18 U.S.C.A. No. 871 et seq.; No. 1951. A person is guilty of theft by extortion if he purposely… …

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  • 109larceny — /larsaniy/ Felonious stealing, taking and carrying, leading, riding, or driving away another s personal property, with intent to convert it or to deprive owner thereof. The unlawful taking and carrying away of property of another with intent to… …

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  • 110extortion — The obtaining of property from another induced by wrongful use of actual or threatened force, violence, or fear, or under color of official right. 18 U.S.C.A. No. 871 et seq.; No. 1951. A person is guilty of theft by extortion if he purposely… …

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