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HUSH-MONEY

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A colloquial expression to designate a bribe to hinder information; pay to secure silence. … [Read more...]

HUSTINGS

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Council; court; tribunal. Apparently so called from being held within a building, at a time when other courts were held in the open air. It was a local court The county court In the city of London bore this name. There were hustings at York, Winchester, Lincoln, and in other places similar to the London hustings. Also the raised place from which candidates for seats in … [Read more...]

HURT

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In such phrases as "to the hurt or annoyance of another," or "hart molested, or restrained in his person or estate," this word is not restricted to physical injuries, but includes also mental pain, as well as discomfort or annoyance. … [Read more...]

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