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Abbreviations used in the Lawyerment Law Dictionary are explained in the table below
| Abbreviation |
Meaning |
| abbr. |
abbreviation |
| absol. |
absolute(ly) |
| adj. |
adjective |
| adv. |
adverb |
| Anat. |
Anatomy |
| assim. |
assimilated |
| attrib. |
attibutive(ly) |
| attrib. adj.
| attributive adjective |
| aux. |
auxiliary |
| Bibl. |
Biblical |
| collect. |
collective(ly) |
| colloq. |
colloquial(ly) |
| comb. |
combination |
| compar. |
comparative |
| compl. |
complement |
| conj. |
conjunction |
| contr. |
contraction |
| demons. Adj. |
demonstrative adjective |
| derog. |
derogatory |
| Econ. |
Economics |
| ellipt. |
elliptical(ly) |
| emphat. |
emphatic |
| esp. |
especially |
| fem. |
feminine |
| foll. |
followed |
| Gk |
Greek |
| Gram. |
Grammar |
| Hist. |
History |
| hist. |
with history reference |
| imper. |
imperative |
| infin. |
infinitive |
| int. |
interjection |
| interrog.
| interrogative |
| interrog. adv. |
Interrogative adverb |
| interrog. pron. |
interrogative pronounce |
| Ir. |
Irish |
| iron. |
ironical |
| joc. |
jocular |
| Judg. |
Judges |
| Lev. |
Leviticus |
| masc. |
masculine |
| Mil. |
Military |
| Abbreviation |
Meaning |
| n. |
noun |
| neg. |
negative |
| N. Eng. |
Northern English |
| n. pl. |
noun plural |
| obj. |
objective (case) |
| offens. |
offensive |
| opp. |
as opposed to |
| orig. |
originally |
| Parl. |
Parliament(ary) |
| part. |
participle |
| past part. |
past participle |
| phr. |
phrases |
| pl. |
plural |
| Polit. |
Politics |
| poss. |
possessive (case) |
| poss. pron. |
possessive pronoun |
| prec. |
preceded |
| predic. |
predicative(ly) |
| predic. Adj. |
predicative adjective |
| prep. |
preposition |
| pres. |
present |
| pres.part. |
present participle |
| pron. |
pronoun |
| propr. |
proprietary term |
| ref. |
reference |
| refl. |
reflexive |
| rel. adj. |
relative adjective |
| rel. adv. |
relative adverb |
| rel. pron. |
relative pronoun |
| Relig. |
Religion |
| Rev. |
Revelation |
| Rom. |
Roman |
| sing. |
singular |
| Stock Exch. |
Stock Exchange |
| superl. |
superlative |
| symb. |
symbol |
| US |
in American use |
| usu. |
usually |
| v. |
verb |
| var. |
variant(s) |
| v.aux. |
auxiliary verb |
| v.refl. |
reflexive verb |
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