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  • 41ill-looking — /il look ing/, adj. Older Use. 1. ugly. 2. sinister. [1625 35] * * * …

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  • 42show ill will — index antagonize, ill use, mistreat Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 43sick - ill — Ill and sick are both used to say that someone has a disease or some other problem with their health. Davis is ill. ...a sick child. Your uncle is very sick. Most British speakers do not use …

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  • 44To use one's self — Use Use, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Used}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Using}.] [OE. usen, F. user to use, use up, wear out, LL. usare to use, from L. uti, p. p. usus, to use, OL. oeti, oesus; of uncertain origin. Cf. {Utility}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To make use of; …

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  • 45To use up — Use Use, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Used}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Using}.] [OE. usen, F. user to use, use up, wear out, LL. usare to use, from L. uti, p. p. usus, to use, OL. oeti, oesus; of uncertain origin. Cf. {Utility}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To make use of; …

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  • 46mis|use — «verb. mihs YOOZ; noun. mihs YOOS», verb, used, us|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to use for the wrong purpose; use improperly: »He misuses his knife at the table by lifting food with it. SYNONYM(S): misapply. 2. to treat badly; abu …

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  • 47drug use — Introduction       use of drugs for psychotropic rather than medical purposes. Among the most common psychotropic drugs are opiates ( opium, morphine, heroin), hallucinogens (LSD, mescaline, psilocybin), barbiturates, cocaine, amphetamines,… …

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  • 48Western use of the Swastika in the early 20th century — adopted the symbol in the 1920s, it continued in use in Western countries with its original meaning until the Nazi association became dominant in the 1930s. The term swastika is first attested in English in 1871, and first refers to the Nazi… …

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  • 49Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 1991 — The Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution (short title) or Joint Resolution to authorize the use of United States Armed Forces pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 678 (official title), was the United… …

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  • 50public use — The use of premises by the public at large, that is, the general, unorganized public, rather than by one person, a limited number of persons, or a restricted group. 23 Am J2d Ded § 5. In patent law, a use in public as distinguished from a secret… …

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