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Jurisdiction :: Jurisdiction (a.) The authority of a sovereign power to govern or legislate; the right of making or enforcing laws; the power or right of exercising authority.

Zax :: Zax (n.) A tool for trimming and puncturing roofing slates.

Traduce :: Traduce (v. t.) To translate from one language to another; as, to traduce and compose works..

Slating :: Slating (n.) Slates, collectively; also, material for slating..

Heal :: Heal (v. t.) To cover, as a roof, with tiles, slate, lead, or the like..

Novaculite :: Novaculite (n.) A variety of siliceous slate, of which hones are made; razor stone; Turkey stone; hone stone; whet slate..

Grapholite :: Grapholite (n.) Any species of slate suitable to be written on.

Travesty :: Travesty (v. t.) To translate, imitate, or represent, so as to render ridiculous or ludicrous..

Cleavage :: Cleavage (n.) Division into laminae, like slate, with the lamination not necessarily parallel to the plane of deposition; -- usually produced by pressure..

Ribbed :: Ribbed (a.) Intercalated with slate; -- said of a seam of coal.

Bible :: Bible (n.) The Book by way of eminence, -- that is, the book which is made up of the writings accepted by Christians as of divine origin and authority, whether such writings be in the original language, or translated; the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments; -- sometimes in a restricted sense, the Old Testament; as, King James's Bible; Douay Bible; Luther's Bible. Also, the book which is made up of writings similarly accepted by the Jews; as, a rabbinical Bible..

Slate :: Slate (v. t.) A tablet for writing upon.

Shindle :: Shindle (n.) A shingle; also, a slate for roofing..

Plumbaginous :: Plumbaginous (a.) Resembling plumbago; consisting of, or containing, plumbago; as, a plumbaginous slate..

Translate :: Translate (v. t.) To cause to remove from one part of the body to another; as, to translate a disease..

Construe :: Construe (v. t. ) To apply the rules of syntax to (a sentence or clause) so as to exhibit the structure, arrangement, or connection of, or to discover the sense; to explain the construction of; to interpret; to translate..

Bed :: Bed (n.) The lower surface of a brick, slate, or tile..

Retranslate :: Retranslate (v. t.) To translate anew; especially, to translate back into the original language..

Fault :: Fault (n.) In coal seams, coal rendered worthless by impurities in the seam; as, slate fault, dirt fault, etc..

Legislated :: Legislated (imp. & p. p.) of Legislat.

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