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allision

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al⋅li⋅sion

  [uh-lizh-uhn]
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–noun Law.
the striking of one ship by another.
Origin:
1625–35; < LL allīsiōn (s. of allīsiō), equiv. to allīs(us) struck at, ptp. of allīdere (al- al- + -līd- strike (comb. form of laed-; see lesion ) + -tus ptp. suffix) + -iōn- -ion
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