noun
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intent application or devotion (to something).
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hard perseverance; zealous effort.
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an invasion; an invading or being invaded - a) an entering or being entered by an attacking military force; b) an intrusion or infringement; an assault; an attack.
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a socially or legally wrong deed.
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a formal accusation charging one or more persons with the commission of a crime; a charge; an indictment; a blame.
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the act of prosecuting; a legal prosecution.