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  • 51trespass — tres·pass 1 / tres pəs, ˌpas/ n [Anglo French trespas violation of the law, actionable wrong, from Old French, crossing, passage, from trespasser to go across, from tres across + passer to pass]: wrongful conduct causing harm to another: as a: a… …

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  • 52chingadera — noun a) something bad or a misdoing Hey, get me that pinche chingadera from the counter. b) used as a replacement for an item or object if its name is not known or forgotten …

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  • 53misdeed — noun That which was done that should not have been, ranging from any sin or moral offense to various degrees of crime. The petty misdeeds of his youth came back to haunt him when he ran for political office and his character was smeared. Syn:… …

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  • 54slip — index coupon, delinquency (failure of duty), deviate, ebb, err, error, failure (falling short) …

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  • 55fault — n [Anglo French faute lack, failing, ultimately from Latin fallere to deceive, disappoint] 1: a usu. intentional act forbidden by law; also: a usu. intentional omission to do something (as to exercise due care) required by law see also negligence …

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  • 56maladministration — I noun bad job, blunder, botchery, bungling, default, dereliction of duty, evasion of duty, failure of duty, incompetency, inefficiency, inefficient management, malfeasance, malversation, misadministration, misapplication, misconduct,… …

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  • 57guilt — n [Old English gylt delinquency]: the fact of having committed an offense esp. against the law not enough evidence to establish guilt compare innocence Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 58injustice — in·jus·tice n 1: absence of justice: violation of what is considered right and just or of the rights of another 2: an unjust act Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 59outrage — out·rage / au̇t ˌrāj/ n 1: a deeply offensive or violent act 2: the tort of intentionally inflicting emotional distress Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 60turpitude — tur·pi·tude / tər pə ˌtüd, ˌtyüd/ n: inherent baseness or depravity; also: a base act Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. turpitude …

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