Nancy Monroe Vocab 151 - 160
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 adjure | (v) to command solemnly, as under oath; to request, urge, or advise earnestly |
| affidavit | (n) a written declaration made under oath before a notary public or some other official |
| confidant | (n) a person to whom secrets or private matters are confided |
| conjure | (v) to produce as if by magic; to call upon or request, especially by an oath; to summon a spirit by oath, incantation, or magic spell; to practice magic; perform magic tricks |
| fealty | (n) the loyalty and duty of a vassal, or tenant, to his feudal lord; allegiance to a government, a superior, or to persons or things in general |
| finance' | (n) a man engage to be married |
| infidel | (n) a person who does no accept a particular faith; a person who does not believe in religion |
| jurisdiction | (n) authority, power, or control; the extent of authority; the territory over which authority extends; the right and power to administers justice or exercise judicial functions |
| fidelity | (n) faithfulness to obligations, duties, or observances; loyalty; exact correspondence with fact or with a given quality, condition, or event; accuracy; degree to which an electronic system, such as a radio or phonograph, reproduces sound without distortion |
| perjure | (v) to render oneself guilty of a crime by giving deliberately false, misleading, or incomplete testimony under oath |
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