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to assert without proof.
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to declare with positiveness; affirm; assert: to allege a fact.
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to declare before a court or elsewhere, as if under oath.
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to plead in support of; offer as a reason or excuse.
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having a point or points: a pointed arch.
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sharp or piercing: pointed wit.
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having direct effect, significance, or force: pointed criticism.
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directed; aimed: a pointed gun.
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directed particularly, as at a person: a pointed remark.
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an act or instance of exasperating; provocation.
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the state of being exasperated; irritation; extreme annoyance: Her exasperation at being interrupted was understandable.
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a person who upholds or defends the rights of the people. |
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the intentional taking of one's own life |
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a person who suffers from a destructive or injurious action or agency |
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