CommonParlance
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Ordinary-language usages. Seeded from the Open English WordNet (OEWN) 2025, CC BY 4.0.
Context admission
Admitted. Context admission is separate from purpose assessments and factual verdicts.
Why maintain this knowledge?
No justification recorded. This does not mean the knowledge is unjustified; no applicable assessment has been adopted.
Particular uses
These assessments concern specific investigations, audiences, or applications. They do not replace the default justification or authorize other uses.
No particular uses recorded here.
Review or propose an assessment
Purpose authoring is optional. Propose a more specific default or a particular use only when there is something more specific to say. Each proposal includes its scope and reasoning in one market.
Purpose assessments are separate from factual reasoning and context admission. A missing or denied purpose does not change a factual verdict or prevent context creation.
Child contexts
- Science Proposed
Terms in this context
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attestation in CommonParlance
- definition the action of bearing witness
- definition the evidence by which something is attested
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attestation report in CommonParlance
- definition a consulting service in which a CPA expresses a conclusion about the reliability of a written statement that is the responsibility of someone else
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attestation service in CommonParlance
- definition a consulting service in which a CPA expresses a conclusion about the reliability of a written statement that is the responsibility of someone else
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attestator in CommonParlance
- definition (law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature
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attested in CommonParlance
- definition established as genuine
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attester in CommonParlance
- definition someone who affirms or vouches for the correctness or truth or genuineness of something
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attestor in CommonParlance
- definition (law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature
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attic in CommonParlance
- definition floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
- definition informal terms for a human head
- definition (architecture) a low wall at the top of the entablature; hides the roof
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attic fan in CommonParlance
- definition a fan that blows heated air out of the attic of a building
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attire in CommonParlance
- definition clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
- definition put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
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attired in CommonParlance
- definition dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
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attitude in CommonParlance
- definition a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
- definition the arrangement of the body and its limbs
- definition a theatrical pose created for effect
- definition position of aircraft or spacecraft relative to a frame of reference (the horizon or direction of motion)
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attitudinal in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to attitudes
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attitudinise in CommonParlance
- definition assume certain affected attitudes
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attitudinize in CommonParlance
- definition assume certain affected attitudes
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attorn in CommonParlance
- definition acknowledge a new land owner as one's landlord
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attorney in CommonParlance
- definition a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
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attorney general in CommonParlance
- definition the chief law officer of a country or state
- definition the person who holds the position of secretary of the Justice Department
- definition the position of the head of the Justice Department and the chief law enforcement officer of the United States
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attorney general of the United States in CommonParlance
- definition the position of the head of the Justice Department and the chief law enforcement officer of the United States
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attorney-client privilege in CommonParlance
- definition the right of a lawyer to refuse to divulge confidential information from their client
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attorney-client relation in CommonParlance
- definition the responsibility of a lawyer to act in the best interests of the client
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attorneyship in CommonParlance
- definition the position of attorney
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attosecond in CommonParlance
- definition one quintillionth (10^-18) of a second; one thousandth of a femtosecond
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attract in CommonParlance
- definition direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
- definition be attractive to
- definition exert a force on (a body) causing it to approach or prevent it from moving away
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attractable in CommonParlance
- definition capable of being magnetized or attracted by a magnet