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legal
     1. adj. Relating to the law or to lawyers.
           legal profession
     2. adj. Having its basis in the law.
           legal precedent
     3. adj. Being allowed or prescribed by law.
           legal motion
     4. adj. (informal) Above the age of consent or the legal drinking age.
     5. n. (informal) The legal department of a company.
           Legal wants this in writing.
     6. n. (US, Canada) Paper in sheets 8½ in × 14 in (215.9 mm × 355.6 mm).
     7. n. A spy who is attached to, and ostensibly employed by, an embassy, military outpost, etc.
suggesting
     1. v. present participle of suggest
     2. n. suggestion
     suggest
          1. v. To imply but stop short of saying explicitly.
                Are you suggesting that I killed my wife?
          2. v. To make one suppose; cause one to suppose (something).
                The name "hamburger" suggests that hamburgers originated from Hamburg.
          3. v. To mention something as an idea, typically in order to recommend it
                I’d like to suggest that we go out to lunch.   I’d like to suggest going out to lunch.
                The guidebook suggests that we visit the local cathedral, which is apparently beautiful.
          4. v. (obsolete, transitive) To seduce; to prompt to evil; to tempt.
guilt
     1. n. Responsibility for wrongdoing.
     2. n. Awareness, feeling of having done wrong; remorse.
     3. n. The fact of having done wrong.
     4. n. (law) The state of having been found guilty or admitted guilt in legal proceedings.
     5. v. (intransitive, obsolete) To commit offenses; act criminally.
     6. v. To cause someone to feel guilt, particularly in order to influence their behaviour.
           He didn't want to do it, but his wife guilted him into it.
but
     1. prep. (obsolete, outside, Scotland) Outside of.
           Away but the hoose and tell me whae's there.
     2. prep. Apart from, except (for), excluding.
           Everyone but Father left early.
           I like everything but that.
           Nobody answered the door when I knocked, so I had no choice but to leave.
     3. adv. Merely, only, just.
     4. adv. (Australian, conjunctive) Though, however.
           I'll have to go home early but.
     5. adv. Used as an intensifier.
           Nobody, but nobody, crosses me and gets away with it.
     6. conj. (following a negative clause or sentence) On the contrary, but rather (introducing a word or clause that contrasts with or contradicts the preceding clause or sentence without the negation).
           I am not rich but (I am) poor;  not John but Peter went there.
     7. conj. However, although, nevertheless, on the other hand (implies that the following clause is contrary to prior belief or contrasts with or contradicts the preceding clause or sentence).
           She is very old but still attractive.
           You told me I could do that, but she said that I could not.
     8. conj. Except that (introducing a subordinate clause which qualifies a negative statement); also, with omission of the subject of the subordinate clause, acting as a negative relative, "except one that", "ex
           I cannot but feel offended.
     9. conj. (archaic) Without its also being the case that; unless that (introducing a necessary concomitant).
           It never rains but it pours.
     10. conj. (obsolete) Except with; unless with; without.
     11. conj. (obsolete) Only; solely; merely.
     12. conj. (obsolete) Until.
     13. n. An instance or example of using the word "but".
           It has to be done – no ifs or buts.
     14. n. (Scotland) The outer room of a small two-room cottage.
     15. n. A limit; a boundary.
     16. n. The end; especially the larger or thicker end, or the blunt, in distinction from the sharp, end; the butt.
     17. v. (archaic) Use the word "but".
           But me no buts.
not
     1. adv. Negates the meaning of the modified verb.
           Did you take out the trash? No, I did not.
           Not knowing any better, I went ahead.
     2. adv. To no degree.
           That is not red; it's orange.
     3. conj. And not.
           I wanted a plate of shrimp, not a bucket of chicken.
           He painted the car blue and black, not solid purple.
     4. interj. (slang) Used to indicate that the previous phrase was meant sarcastically or ironically.
           I really like hanging out with my little brother watching Barney... not!
           Sure, you're perfect the way you are... not!
     5. n. Unary logical function NOT, true if input is false, or a gate implementing that negation function.
           You need a not there to conform with the negative logic of the memory chip.
     6. contraction. (obsolete) Contraction of ne wot, wot not; know not; knows not.
proving
     1. v. present participle of prove
     2. n. (homeopathy) Experimentation to determine which substances cause which effects when ingested.
           a book of provings
     prove
          1. v. To demonstrate that something is true or viable; to give proof for.
                I will prove that my method is more effective than yours.
          2. v. (intransitive) To turn out; to manifest.
                It proved to be a cold day.
          3. v. (copulative) To turn out to be.
                Have an exit strategy should your calculations prove incorrect.
          4. v. To put to the test, to make trial of.
                They took the experimental car to the proving-grounds.
                The exception proves the rule.
                The hypothesis has not been proven to our satisfaction.
          5. v. To ascertain or establish the genuineness or validity of; to verify.
                to prove a will
          6. v. (archaic, transitive) To experience
          7. v. (printing, dated, transitive) To take a trial impression of; to take a proof of.
                to prove a page
          8. v. Alternative form of proof
          9. n. (baking) The process of dough proofing.
          10. v. simple past tense of proove
it
     1. pron. The third-person singular personal pronoun that is normally used to refer to an inanimate object or abstract entity, also often used to refer to animals.
           Put it over there.
           Take each day as it comes.
           I heard the sound of the school bus - it was early today.
     2. pron. A third-person singular personal pronoun used to refer to a child, especially of unknown gender.
           She took the baby and held it in her arms.
     3. pron. Used to refer to someone being identified, often on the phone, but not limited to this situation.
           It's me. John.
           Is it her?
     4. pron. The impersonal pronoun, used without referent as the subject of an impersonal verb or statement. (known as the dummy pronoun or weather it)
           It is nearly 10 o’clock.
           It’s 10:45 read ten-forty-five.
           It’s very cold today.
           It’s lonely without you.
     5. pron. The impersonal pronoun, used without referent in various short idioms.
           stick it out
           live it up
           rough it
     6. pron. The impersonal pronoun, used as a placeholder for a delayed subject, or less commonly, object; known as the dummy pronoun or, more formally in linguistics, a syntactic expletive. The delayed subject i
           It is easy to see how she would think that. (with the infinitive clause headed by to see)
           I find it odd that you would say that. (with the noun clause introduced by that)
           It is hard seeing you so sick. (with the gerund seeing)
           He saw to it that everyone would vote for him. (with the noun clause introduced by that)
           It is not clear if the report was true. (with the noun clause introduced by if)
     7. pron. All or the end; something after which there is no more.
           Are there more students in this class, or is this it?
           That's it—I'm not going to any more candy stores with you.
     8. pron. (chiefly pejorative, offensive) A third-person singular personal pronoun used to refer to an animate referent who is transgender or is neither female nor male.
     9. pron. (obsolete) (Followed by an omitted and understood relative pronoun): That which; what.
     10. det. (obsolete) its
     11. n. One who is neither a he nor a she; a creature; a dehumanized being.
     12. n. The person who chases and tries to catch the other players in the playground game of tag.
           In the next game, Adam and Tom will be it…
     13. n. (British) The game of tag.
           Let's play it at breaktime.
     14. n. Sex appeal, especially that which goes beyond beauty.
     15. n. (euphemism) Sexual activity.
           caught them doing it
     16. adj. (colloquial) Most fashionable.
conclusively
     1. adv. In a conclusive manner; with finality.
           Once the final experiment had been performed, the theory was conclusively proved.
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