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anamnesis

Main Entry: an·am·ne·sis
Pronunciation: \ˌa-ˌnam-ˈnē-səs\
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural an·am·ne·ses \-ˌsēz\
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek anamnēsis, from anamimnēskesthai to remember, from ana- + mimnēskesthai to remember — more at mind
Date: circa 1593

1 : a recalling to mind : reminiscence
2 : a preliminary case history of a medical or psychiatric patient

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Main Entry: aman·u·en·sis
Pronunciation: \ə-ˌman-yə-ˈwen(t)-səs\
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural aman·u·en·ses \-(ˌ)sēz\
Etymology: Latin, from (servus) a manu slave with secretarial duties
Date: 1619

: one employed to write from dictation or to copy manuscript

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Main Entry: pug·na·cious
Pronunciation: \ˌpəg-ˈnā-shəs\
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin pugnac-, pugnax, from pugnare to fight — more at pungent
Date: 1642

: having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent
synonyms see belligerent

— pug·na·cious·ly adverb

— pug·na·cious·ness noun

— pug·nac·i·ty \-ˈna-sə-tē\ noun

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EASEMENT


An easement is the right to use the real property of another without possessing it. Easements are helpful for providing pathways across two or more pieces of property or allowing an individual to fish in a privately owned pond. An easement is considered as a property right in itself at common law and is still treated as a type of property in most jurisdictions.

The rights of an easement holder vary substantially among jurisdictions. Historically, the common law courts would enforce only four types of easement:

1. The right-of-way (easements of way)
2. Easements of support (pertaining to excavations),
3. Easements of "light and air",
4. Rights pertaining to artificial waterways.

Modern courts recognize more varieties of easements, but these original categories still form the foundation of easement law.

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VICISSITUDE

Main Entry: vi·cis·si·tude
Pronunciation: \və-ˈsi-sə-ˌtüd, vī-, -ˌtyüd\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle French, from Latin vicissitudo, from vicissim in
turn, from vicis change, alternation — more at week
Date: circa 1576

1 a : the quality or state of being changeable : mutability b :
natural change or mutation visible in nature or in human affairs

2 a : a favorable or unfavorable event or situation that occurs by
chance : a fluctuation of state or condition <the vicissitudes of daily
life> b : a difficulty or hardship attendant on a way of life, a career,
or a course of action and usually beyond one's control c :
alternating change : succession