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1. v. t. The act of informing, or communicating knowledge or intelligence. Source: opted

2. v. t. News, advice, or knowledge, communicated by others or obtained by personal study and investigation; intelligence; knowledge derived from reading, observation, or instruction. Source: opted

3. v. t. A proceeding in the nature of a prosecution for some offens against the government, instituted and prosecuted, really or nominally, by some authorized public officer on behalt of the government. It differs from an indictment in criminal cases chiefly in not being based on the finding of a grand juri. See Indictment. Source: opted

4. n. a message received and understood Source: wordnet

5. n. knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction Source: wordnet

6. n. formal accusation of a crime Source: wordnet

7. n. a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn Source: wordnet

8. n. (communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome Source: wordnet

9. 1. The act of informing, or communicating knowledge or intelligence. The active informations of the intellect. South. 2. News, advice, or knowledge, communicated by others or obtained by personal study and investigation; intelligence; knowledge derived from reading, observation, or instruction. Larger opportunities of information. Rogers. He should get some information in the subject he intends to handle. Swift. 3. (Law) A proceeding in the nature of a prosecution for some offens against the government, instituted and prosecuted, really or nominally, by some authorized public officer on behalt of the government. It differs from an indictment in criminal cases chiefly in not being based on the finding of a grand juri. See Indictment. Source: webster

10. A proceeding in the nature of a prosecution for some offensagainst the government, instituted and prosecuted, really ornominally, by some authorized public officer on behalt of thegovernment. It differs from an indictment in criminal cases chieflyin not being based on the finding of a grand juri. See Indictment. Source: adambom

11. n:100 n. a message received and understood n. knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction n. formal accusation of a crime n. (communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome Source: ecdict

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