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CAPTION

the part of a legal document that shows where, when, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed

The meaning of the word caption is the part of a legal document that shows where, when, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed.

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WordMeaning
assimilateto take into the mind and thoroughly understand
shuntto turn off to one side : shift
arbitrateto act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both
dulltedious
pervertto cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt
distractto draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time
inveterateconfirmed in a habit : habitual
amputateto remove by or as if by cutting
ferociousexhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality
countermandto revoke (a command) by a contrary order