noun
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the quality or fact of being firmly resolved or determined.
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unyielding or stubborn adherence to one's purpose, opinion, etc.; obstinacy; stubbornness.
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the act of coercing, restraining or constraining by force; coercion.
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the state of being free; liberation from the control of some other person or some arbitrary power; liberty; independence.
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something that obstructs or hinders progress; an obstacle; restriction; obstruction.
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a feeling of aversion caused by opposing opinions or interests two persons.