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Commandment :: Commandment (n.) The offense of commanding or inducing another to violate the law.

Injunction :: Injunction (n.) The act of enjoining; the act of directing, commanding, or prohibiting..

Flagship :: Flagship (n.) The vessel which carries the commanding officer of a fleet or squadron and flies his distinctive flag or pennant.

Attachment :: Attachment (n.) The writ or percept commanding such seizure or taking.

Gig :: Gig (n.) A long, light rowboat, generally clinkerbuilt, and designed to be fast; a boat appropriated to the use of the commanding officer; as, the captain's gig..

Brief :: Brief (n.) A writ issuing from the chancery, directed to any judge ordinary, commanding and authorizing that judge to call a jury to inquire into the case, and upon their verdict to pronounce sentence..

Authoritative :: Authoritative (a.) Having, or proceeding from, due authority; entitled to obedience, credit, or acceptance; determinate; commanding..

Statute :: Statute (n.) An act of the legislature of a state or country, declaring, commanding, or prohibiting something; a positive law; the written will of the legislature expressed with all the requisite forms of legislation; -- used in distinction fraom common law. See Common law, under Common, a..

Duces Tecum :: Duces tecum () A judicial process commanding a person to appear in court and bring with him some piece of evidence or other thing to be produced to the court.

Subpoenaed :: Subpoena (n.) A writ commanding the attendance in court, as a witness, of the person on whom it is served, under a penalty; the process by which a defendant in equity is commanded to appear and answer the plaintiff's bill..

Commanding :: Commanding (a.) Fitted to impress or control; as, a commanding look or presence..

Commandant :: Commandant (n.) A commander; the commanding officer of a place, or of a body of men; as, the commandant of a navy-yard..

Captain :: Captain (n.) By courtesy, an officer actually commanding a vessel, although not having the rank of captain..

Great :: Great (superl.) Superior; admirable; commanding; -- applied to thoughts, actions, and feelings..

Commanding :: Commanding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Comman.

Praecipe :: Praecipe (n.) A writ commanding something to be done, or requiring a reason for neglecting it..

Barrier :: Barrier (n.) A fortress or fortified town, on the frontier of a country, commanding an avenue of approach..

Pentecoster :: Pentecoster (n.) An officer in the Spartan army commanding fifty men.

Imperant :: Imperant (a.) Commanding.

Commanding :: Commanding (a.) Exercising authority; actually in command; as, a commanding officer..

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