approvement English

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approvement noun

— (obsolete, Old English law) Improvement of common lands by converting them for advantage of the landlord.

— (archaic) Approval; approbation.

— (UK, legal, obsolete) A confession of guilt by a prisoner charged with treason or felony, together with an accusation of his accomplices and a giving evidence against them in order to obtain his own pardon.

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approvement English » English

improvement

approval

approbation