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• (affidavit)- a written declaration upon oath made before an authorized
official, ( ,
, ); In the affidavit, applicants will have to cite the reasons
behind their financial woes, such as job loss or a drop in income. — Salon;
• (adjuration)- an earnest request; entreaty, ( , , );
Repeat that cruel adjuration, and you inflict a death-blow. — Wagner, the
Wehr-Wolf;
• (affirmation)- something that is affirmed; a statement or proposition that is
declared to be true, ( , ); It is thus
impossible to make any affirmation which is universally and absolutely
valid. — A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 1;
• (conviction)- the judgment of a jury or judge that a person is guilty of a
crime as charged, ( ); He and everybody knew that
his conviction was an act of legal violence. — Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography;
• a strongly held belief, ( );
inequity : nepotism
• (inequity)- lack of equity; unfairness; favoritism or bias, ( ,
, ); Fixing inequity is a prerequisite for constructing a
healthy and just economy;
• (nepotism)- patronage bestowed or favoritism shown on the basis of family
relationship, as in business and politics, ( ); Stories of
scandal, nepotism, and more layoffs are causing many to question the future
and credibility of the university;
filibuster : perjury : perpetrate : forensic : investigate : sue > ensue
• (filibuster)- to impede legislation by irregular or obstructive tactics, esp. by
making long speeches, (
); The only way to break a filibuster is for
three-fifths of the Senate to invoke something called cloture-that is, the
cessation of debate. — The Audacity of Hope;
• (perjury)- the willful giving of false testimony under oath or affirmation,
before a competent tribunal, upon a point material to a legal inquiry, (
, ); Robberts warned the public not to register false cases as they
would be charged with perjury, and fined or sentenced to time in prison;
• (perpetrate)- to commit, ( ,
, ); The greatest evil we can perpetrate, is to
make someone else do evil. — David A;
• (forensic)- pertaining to, connected with, or used in courts of law or public