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Definition: A WRIT OF ACCOUNT

Part of Speech Definition
Expression 1. (Law), a writ which the plaintiff brings demanding that the defendant shall render his just account, or show good cause to the contrary; -- called also an action of account . --Cowell. Syn: Narrative; narration; relation; recital; description; explanation; rehearsal. Usage: Account , Narrative , Narration , Recital . These words are applied to different modes of rehearsing a series of events.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Definition: A WRIT OF ACCOUNT

Part of SpeechDefinition
Expression1. (Law), a writ which the plaintiff brings demanding that the defendant shall render his just account, or show good cause to the contrary; -- called also an action of account . --Cowell. Syn: Narrative; narration; relation; recital; description; explanation; rehearsal. Usage: Account , Narrative , Narration , Recital . These words are applied to different modes of rehearsing a series of events.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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