Law+of+derivation

  • 71stock — n 1 a: the equipment, materials, or supplies of a business b: a store or supply accumulated; esp: the inventory of the goods of a merchant or manufacturer 2: the ownership element in a corporation usu. divided into shares and represented by… …

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  • 72causation — cau·sa·tion /kȯ zā shən/ n 1 a: the act or process of causing proof of objective causation of injury by the perpetrator Alan Freeman b: the act or agency that produces an effect evidence was presented on doctor s malpractice...for...proof of… …

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  • 73author — I (originator) noun architect, auctor, begetter, causer, composer, contriver, creator, deviser, discoverer, effecter, fabricator, founder, generator, inaugurator, initiator, innovater, institutor, introducer, inventor, maker, manufacturer,… …

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  • 74foundation — foun·da·tion n 1: a basis upon which something stands or is supported; specif: a witness s preliminary testimony given to identify or explain evidence being offered at trial and establish its connection to the issue for which it is offered the… …

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  • 75ancestor — an·ces·tor n 1 a: a person from whom an individual is descended: ascendant b: a person from whom an estate descends compare heir 2: one that precedes ancestor in title …

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  • 76birth — I (beginning) noun animation, arrival, commencement, creation, debut, embarkation, establishment, exordium, genesis, inauguration, inception, incipience, incipiency, incunabula, infancy, introduction, nascency, onset, origin, origination, ortus,… …

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  • 77genesis — I noun beginning, birth, commencement, cradle, creation, dawn, derivation, exordium, formation, foundation, inception, inchoation, incipience, incipiency, incunabula, initiation, introduction, launching, nativity, onset, origin, origination,… …

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  • 78inception — I noun beginning, birth, commencement, dawn, debut, derivation, embarkation, exordium, genesis, inauguration, inception, inchoation, incipience, incipiency, initiation, initium, onset, opening, origin, origination, outbreak, outset, rise, source …

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  • 79origination — I noun ancestry, beginning, birth, causation, cause, coinage, commencement, composition, cradle, creation, dawn, derivation, discovery, emergence, etymology, exordium, fabrication, fomentation, font, foundation, fountain, fountainhead, genesis,… …

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  • 80rise — I (appreciation) noun accession, acclivity, accretion, accrual, accumulation, addition, advance, advancement, amplification, appearance, appreciation, ascension, ascent, augmentation, boom, climb, derivation, elevation, enhancement, enlargement,… …

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