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| a lawsuit, or the act of carrying on a suit in a law court |
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| to change a heavy, severe punishment or obligation to a lighter one |
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| a close watch or observation |
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| to get from or deliver to authorities of another state or country a person wanted in connection with a crime |
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| an armed or military police officer |
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| a group of people armed with legal authority |
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| a jailer, or a person in charge of the keys of a prison |
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| a claim that the accused was elsewhere at the time of a crime |
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| improper, or forbidden by law or custom |
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| to trespass, or to hunt or catch illegally |
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| to steal off or run away secretly |
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| to get something from a person by threats, violence, or illegal force |
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| pillage, plunder, or the seizing and carrying off of other people's property by force |
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| a bandit or robber, usually a member of a band |
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| the murder of a king; or one who kills a king |
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