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5498731587unjustlyWithout or lacking fairness (adj)0
5498731588legacyAnything handed down from the past, as from an ancestor (n)1
5498733058indiscretionLack or prudence or individual choice or judgment; without power of free decision (n)2
5498734023secreteTo discharge, generate or release; to separate out a substance from cells (v)3
5498734024discriminateTo distinguish or note as different; to show partiality; to differentiate against (v)4
5498735176relegateTo confine or send to an inferior or lower position, condition or place (v)5
5498736822discreetHaving or showing good judgment in conduct and speech; prudent (adj)6
5498736823secretionA product of glandular activity; a concealing or hiding of something (n)7
5498739351jurisdictionRight, power or authority to interpret and apply the law; the limits or territory where authority may be exercised (n)8
5498739352recriminationA bitter counter-charge or counter-accusation against an accuser (n)9
5498740794certifyTo attest to formally or authoritatively; to confirm; to testify or vouch for; to guarantee (v)10
5498740795prejuryThe willful giving of false testimony under oath, especially in a legal inquiry (n)11
5498743066abjureTo repudiate or retract especially with formal solemnity; to recant; to forswear (v)12
5498743067allegationAn affirmation or assertion with little or no proof (n)13
5498744402illegitimateNot in accordance with established rules, principles or standards; incorrect by law (adj)14
5498745242secrecyHabit or practice of concealing or hiding; a keeping from knowledge or view (n)15

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