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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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sheerunqualified
lotterya drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance
perfunctorycharacterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical
debaseto lower in status, esteem, quality, or character
buffoona ludicrous figure : clown
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parvenuone that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it
antediluvianof or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible
dementedmad