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 [ri-moo-ver]  

re·mov·er

   [ri-moo-ver]
noun
1.
a person or thing that removes.
2.
Law. the transfer of a case from one court to another, as by a writ of error.
Origin:
1585–95; remove + -er1
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to secure property or title to a person by formal or legal process; to terminate legal proceedings by mutual consent of the parties
a person, as a complainant or chief witness, instigating prosecution in a criminal proceeding
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remove (rɪˈmuːv)
 
—vb
1.  to take away and place elsewhere
2.  to displace (someone) from office; dismiss
3.  to do away with (a grievance, cause of anxiety, etc); abolish
4.  to cause (dirt, stains, or anything unwanted) to disappear; get rid of
5.  euphemistic to assassinate; kill
6.  formal (intr) to change the location of one's home or place of business: the publishers have removed to Mayfair
 
—n
7.  the act of removing, esp (formal) a removal of one's residence or place of work
8.  the degree of difference separating one person, thing, or condition from another: only one remove from madness
9.  (Brit) (in certain schools) a class or form, esp one for children of about 14 years, designed to introduce them to the greater responsibilities of a more senior position in the school
10.  (at a formal dinner, formerly) a dish to be changed while the rest of the course remains on the table
 
[C14: from Old French removoir, from Latin removēre; see move]
 
re'movable
 
—adj
 
remova'bility
 
—n
 
re'movableness
 
—n
 
re'movably
 
—adv
 
re'mover
 
—n

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