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Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

EGE

SAY
Recite or repeat a fixed text; "Say grace"; "She said her `Hail Mary'"

4 letters

TAKE
Engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?"

LEGE

LIEN
A large dark-red oval organ on the left side of the body between the stomach and the diaphragm; produces cells involved in immune responses

AVER
To declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"

AVOW
Admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about

DIBS
A claim of rights; "I have dibs on that last slice of pizza"

CALL
The option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date

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EXACT
Marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact; "an exact mind"; "an exact copy"; "hit the exact center of the target"

TITLE
An established or recognized right; "a strong legal claim to the property"; "he had no documents confirming his title to his father's estate"; "he staked his claim"

RIGHT
Toward or on the right; also used figuratively; "he looked right and left"; "the party has moved right"

STATE
The federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies; "the Department of State was created in 1789"

POSIT
(logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning

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APPEAL
(law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower court's judgment or the granting of a new trial; "their appeal was denied in the superior court"

DEMAND
The act of demanding; "the kidnapper's exorbitant demands for money"

ALLEGE
Report or maintain; "He alleged that he was the victim of a crime"; "He said it was too late to intervene in the war"; "The registrar says that I owe the school money"

ASSERT
Assert to be true; "The letter asserts a free society"

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PROFESS
State insincerely; "He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt"; "She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber"; "She pretends to be an expert on wine"

CONTEND
Maintain or assert; "He contended that Communism had no future"

PURPORT
The intended meaning of a communication

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MAINTAIN
Support against an opponent; "The appellate court upheld the verdict"

ARROGATE
Seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession; "He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"; "he usurped my rights"; "She seized control of the throne after her husband died"

LAYCLAIM
Demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to; "He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter"; "Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident"

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ASSERTION
A declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)

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PRETENSION
The quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth)

ALLEGATION
(law) a formal accusation against somebody (often in a court of law); "an allegation of malpractice"

PROFESSION
An occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences)

CONTENTION
The act of competing as for profit or a prize; "the teams were in fierce contention for first place"