noun
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a narrative account; a statement; a description.
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a written order from a person of authority.
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(law.) the defendant's answer to a plaintiff's replication; a rejoinder.
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a detailed written account or index of geographical names, lineage of a family; a gazetteer.
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a declaration or statement made under oath or affirmation by a witness in a court, often in response to questioning, to establish a fact; a testimony.