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  • 51verbal — See oral. See oral, verbal, aural …

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  • 52verbal — adj. Verbal is used with these nouns: ↑abuse, ↑aggression, ↑agreement, ↑assault, ↑assurance, ↑attack, ↑command, ↑communication, ↑confirmation, ↑confrontation, ↑consent, ↑ …

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  • 53Verbal — (prison) 1. verbal confession, usually made to the police and recorded by them, and sometimes alleged to be fabricated; 2. (of the police) insert into a prisoner s statement admissions which they did not make, and present it to a court as… …

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  • 54verbal — Australian Slang (prison) 1. verbal confession, usually made to the police and recorded by them, and sometimes alleged to be fabricated; 2. (of the police) insert into a prisoner s statement admissions which they did not make, and present it to a …

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  • 55verbal — ver·ba̲l [v ] Adj; 1 Ling; wie ein Verb, von einem Verb abgeleitet || K : Verbaladjektiv, Verbalsubstantiv 2 mit Worten, mithilfe der Sprache <einen Streit verbal austragen> …

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  • 56verbal —    British    an oral admission of guilt    Police jargon, for something which may or may not have been given voluntarily. To verbal an accused is falsely to record such an alleged admission …

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  • 57verbal — adjective 1》 relating to or in the form of words. 2》 spoken rather than written; oral. 3》 Grammar relating to or derived from a verb. noun 1》 Grammar a word or words functioning as a verb. 2》 (also verbals) Brit. informal abuse; insults. 3》 (also …

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  • 58verbal — adjective a verbal agreement Syn: oral, spoken, stated, said, verbalized, expressed; unwritten, word of mouth …

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  • 59verbal — Verb, Verbum »Zeitwort«: Der grammatische Fachausdruck ist eine gelehrte Entlehnung des 16. Jh.s aus lat. verbum »Wort, Ausdruck; Zeitwort«, das mit dt. ↑ Wort urverwandt ist. – Dazu stellt sich verbal »das Zeitwort betreffend; wörtlich, mit… …

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  • 60verbal — I ver|bal 1. ver|bal sb., et, er, erne (udsagnsled) II ver|bal 2. ver|bal adj., t, e (mundtlig, sproglig; LINGVISTIK som vedrører et verbum el. et verbal); et verbalt slagsmål; verbale bøjninger …

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