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  • 71dwelling defense — In most jurisdictions, a person in his dwelling is permitted to use even deadly force to protect himself, his household and the house itself from attack on the principle that a person s house is his castle. State v. Couch, 52 N.M. 127, 193 P.2d… …

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  • 72dwelling */ — UK [ˈdwelɪŋ] / US noun [countable] Word forms dwelling : singular dwelling plural dwellings formal a house, flat, or other shelter in which someone lives …

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  • 73house — 1. noun 1) a new development with 200 houses Syn: residence, home, place of residence; homestead; a roof over one s head; formal habitation, dwelling (place), abode, domicile 2) you ll wake the whole house! Syn: household, family …

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  • 74House of Augustus — The House of Augustus, or the Domus Augusti, is the first major site upon entering the Palatine Hill in Rome, Italy. It served as the primary residence of Caesar Augustus during his reign. The Domus Augusti should not be confused with the Domus… …

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  • 75House — Recorded as House, Howse, Hoose, Housaman, and Houseman (English and Scottish) and as Housse, Dehouse, Houssier, Houssay, Housseman, Houzelle, Housiaux, and Houssiaux, this unusual and interesting name is residential or perhaps occupational. It… …

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  • 76House of Tucumán — The House of Tucumán (in Spanish, officially Casa Histórica de la Independencia, informally Casa de Tucumán) is a historical building and museum located in San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina, where an assembly of delegates from several provinces of …

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  • 77house — 1. noun 1) Syn: residence, home; formal dwelling 2) the house of Stewart Syn: family, clan, tribe, dynasty, line, bloodline, lineage 3) a printing house Syn …

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  • 78dwelling — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. See abode. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. house, residence, abode, lodging; see home 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. home, house, residence, domicile, habitation, lodging, abode, homestead, quarters,… …

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  • 79house sitter — noun a custodian who lives in and cares for a house while the regular occupant is away (usually without an exchange of money) • Hypernyms: ↑custodian, ↑keeper, ↑steward * * * noun : a person who occupies a dwelling to provide security and… …

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  • 80dwelling — Synonyms and related words: abiding, abiding place, abode, address, cantonment, cohabitation, commorancy, commorant, crash pad, crib, domicile, domus, dwelling place, habitancy, habitation, home, homestead, house, in residence, inhabitancy,… …

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