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21recriminative recriminatory — inculpative inculpative adj. Inculpatory. [Narrower terms: {accusatorial, accusatory, accusing}; {comminatory, denunciative, denunciatory}; {condemnatory, condemning ; {criminative, criminatory, incriminating, incriminatory ; {damnatory, damning… …
22commination — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin commination , comminatio, from comminari to threaten, from com + minari to threaten more at mount Date: 15th century denunciation • comminatory adjective …
23Colloquy (law) — In law, a colloquy is a routine, highly formalized conversation. Conversations among the judge and lawyers (as opposed to testimony under oath) are colloquys. The term can be applied to the conversation that takes place when a defendant enters… …
24Contravention — In many civil law countries (e.g.: France, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, Spain etc.) contravention is a less serious crime, similar to misdemeanor in common law countries. The term is also used in Australian law. The act of contravening can be:… …
25Commencement of action — is the formal procedure by which legal proceedings are initiated. Commencement of civil law suits begins when the plaintiff files the complaint with the court. Criminal proceedings are typically commenced by a government prosecutor. In many U.S.… …
26commination — comminator, n. comminatory /keuh min euh tawr ee, tohr ee, kom euh neuh /, comminative, adj. /kom euh nay sheuhn/, n. 1. a threat of punishment or vengeance. 2. a denunciation. 3. (in the Church of England) a penitential office read on Ash… …
27Oaths — • An invocation to God to witness the truth of a statement Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Oaths Oaths † …
28commination — noun a formal denunciation; especially one threatening divine punishment, read out in church on Ash Wednesday See Also: comminative, comminatory …
29calumnious — I adjective abusive, blackening, calumniatory, castigatory, caustic, censorious, comminatory, compromising, condemnatory, contemptuous, contumelious, criminatory, criminosus, damaging, damnatory, decrying, defamatory, denigratory, denunciatory,… …
30critical — I (crucial) adjective acute, anceps, chief, climacteric, climactic, commanding, considerable, deciding, decisive, determining, dubius, essential, eventful, exigent, far reaching, fateful, foremost, grave, imperative, important, imposing, key,… …
