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prise, prize, pry, pryse, pryze,
prise [prəiz]
contracted v. pry.
n. An instrument used for levering, a lever
v. To move by the application of leverage.
privative,
privative [ˈprəivətɪv]
adj. leg. Exclusive to the jurisdiction of a court.
prehze, prize, prized,
prize [praɪːz]
n. A prize.
v. To estimate the quality and money value of some commodity, to valuate, appraise.
pt. pp. prized
 

Compounds and phrases etc.
 
prize up: To assess.
probaation, probation, probaution, probawtion,
probation [ˈprobeʃən, arch. ˈprobɑːʃən]
n. The act of proving, demonstartion. Proof, evidence. leg. The hearing of evidence. A period of trial.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
improbation [ɪm-]: n. leg. Disproof of a legal deed as invalid, forged, an acction to annul a deed because of that.
prablem, proablim, problem,
problem [ˈprobləm]
n. A problem.
proceed, proceid,
proceed [ˈprosid]
v. To proceed.
process,
process [ˈprosɛs]
n. An action or suit at law. leg. The legal papers in an action.
v. To proceed against in law, take legal action against, sue, bring to trial.
proclaim, procleem, procleim,
proclaim [prəˈklem]
v. To proclaim.
procur, procure,
procur [ˈprokər]
v. To procure, obtain by formal application. To care for, attend to, plead, make supplication. leg. To induce a person to do something crimainal.
fiscal, procoter, proctor, procurateorie, procurator, procurator_fiscal, procurator-fiscal, procuratory, procutar, procuter, procutitor, procutor, proketor,
procurator [ˈprokjuretər]
leg. n. A solicitor or lawyer practising before the lower courts. A Church of Scotland solicitor appointed to be the official advisor in legal matters to the General Assembly.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
procurator fiscal [-ˈfɪskl]: leg. The public prosecutor in a Sheriff Court.
procuratory [ˈprokjuːretəri]: leg. Authorisation of one person to act on behalf of another.

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