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religion
System of faith and worship
speech
The act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
press
The state of demanding notice or attention
assembly
A group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit
petition
A formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
quartering
A coat of arms that occupies one ___ of an escutcheon
second
1/60 of a minute
warrant
A type of security issued by a corporation that gives the holder the right to purchase a certain
indict
To accuse formally of a crime
civil
Applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military
bail
Money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial

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