acceptation

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In the general acceptation of the term, that implies a criminal accusation by the government.

From Time Magazine Archive

My words, in common acceptation, Could never give this provocation.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah

In a third acceptation of the words they might signify, that a particular tenement was charged to represent the village in regard to the suits, and for this reason privileged in other respects.

From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul

This is to say, we were, and we gloried in being, absolutely free thinkers, a term which, in its true acceptation, we regarded as man's noblest title.

From The Story of Anna Kingsford and Edward Maitland and of the new Gospel of Interpretation by Maitland, Edward

Here the Catholic acceptation of a realization of the essence of the Church, historically manifested, would appear to be directly excluded.

From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by Rameur, E.