PLAIDEUR
\ple͡ɪdˈɜː], \pleɪdˈɜː], \p_l_eɪ_d_ˈɜː]\
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Fr. An obsolete term for an attorney who pleaded the cause of his client; an advocate. PLAIN STATEMENT is one that may be readily understood, uot merely by lawyers, but by all who are sufficiently acquainted with the language in which it is written. Maun v. Morewood, 5 Sandf. (N. Y.) 557, 564.
By Henry Campbell Black
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Dopamine Acetyltransferase
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