ACTIVITY #: 1

Vocabulary Enhancement
Subject: BSSLAW1 Section: AAC Date Due: February 4,
2023
Family Name Given Name Email Address
Barrera Dionard Adrian 20207404@s.ubaguio.edu

Topic:
# WORD TECHNICHAL / LEGAL MEANING

2 Promulgate To declare or announce publicly or to proclaim.

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Nowadays, you can easily promulgate your idea
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with the use on social media and the internet.
3 Instrumentality The condition, quality, or fact of being
instrumental, or serving as a means.
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The internet has served as an instrumentality for
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most students to aid them in their studies.
4 Salient Most noticeable or important

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An advice for studying notes is to read the salient
Contextual sentence information, this helps to have a better
understanding the lessons.
5 Immemorial Extending or existing since beyond the reach of
memory, record, or tradition.
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My family and our ancestors have been living on
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the same area since time immemorial.
6 Majuere French term that literally means “greater force.” It
is related to the concept of an act of God, an event
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 Material #3 a hurricane or a tornado.
(Republic Act No.
8371, Chapter II,
Section 3, a)
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Due to the storm, the school declared force
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majeure and cancelled classes from all levels.
7 Alienable Able to be transferred to new ownership.

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The land is for sale and is alienable. The land
Contextual sentence owners name alongside all the rights is subject to
change for whoever buys it.
8 Coercion The practice of persuading someone to do
something by using force or threats.
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Most people would result to coercion in order to
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gain information and confession.
9 Ascription A belief or claim that something is caused by
something else
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The ascription of blame will be of no great
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interest.
10 Presume Suppose that something is the case on the basis of
probability.
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My mother presumed that I have a girlfriend
Contextual sentence because she saw me talking with a girl the other
day.
11 Encroachment Intrusion on a person's territory, rights, etc.

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Often times, we commit encroachment of others’
Contextual sentence privacy without knowing that we are breaching
their private space.
12 Unconscionable Not right or reasonable.
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It is unconscionable to blame others without
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having evidence.
13 Fauna The animals of a particular region, habitat, or
geological period.
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Deforestation in one leading cause why flora and
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fauna or an ecosystem slowly perishes.
14 Delineate Describe or portray (something) precisely.

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The way the witness described the robber was so
Contextual sentence delineate that it helped the police catch the
culprit.
15 Diminution A reduction in the size, extent, or importance of
something.
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Many businesses have suffered diminution in
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profit due to the pandemic.
16 Subsistence The action or fact of maintaining or supporting
oneself at a minimum level.
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Enhance health and safety protocols remain
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subsistence until further notice.
17 Repatriation The act or process of restoring or returning
someone or something to the country of origin,
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The government has taken care of the
Contextual sentence repatriation of the refugee who came here to seek
safety because of the war in their country.
18 Derivative Something that is based on another source.
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Car manufacturers are using their competitors’
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products as a derivative to innovate their work.
19 Ramification A consequence of an action or event, especially
when complex or unwelcome.
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The ramification of the Russia-Ukraine conflict
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has resulted to oil price hike.
20 Genealogical Relating to the study or tracing of lines of family
descent.
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Section 57, d, 7)
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Thanks to genealogical study, the couple were
Contextual sentence able to trace their family line and discovered that
they are relatives.
21 Meritorious Deserving reward or praise.
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Thank to his bravery and meritorious deeds, he
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was given the medal of valor.
22 Levy An act of imposing a tax, fee, or fine.

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The government has issued an increase on levy in
Contextual sentence order to fund their projects and for government
use.
23 Adjudicate Describes the legal process that helps expedite and
deliver a court's resolution regarding an issue
Chapter 1 / Reading between two parties. The result of the process is a
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Section 62)
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Contextual sentence Their hearing was adjudicated in the state court.
24 Expropriation The act of a government claiming privately owned
property to be used for the benefit of the overall
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With expropriation, resident was forced to leave
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their homes due to road widening projects.
25 Charter Founded or having its rights and privileges
established.
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Contextual sentence Baguio City was chartered on September 1, 1909.
26 Clerical Concerned with or relating to work in an office,
especially routine documentation and
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My employee had me do the clerical works to
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assist him for the upcoming reporting.
27 Permissive Allowing or characterized by great or excessive
freedom of behavior.
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Some societies allow permissive drug use leading
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to their downfall.
28 Dissenting Hold or express opinions that are at variance with
those previously, commonly, or officially
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During the brainstorming for strategic planning,
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a few members has dissenting opinions.
29 Dexter of, on, or toward the right-hand side.

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He has been shot with an arrow on his dexter
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chest.
30 Auxiliary Providing supplementary or additional help and
support.
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 The foot brake did not work. Fortunately, the
Contextual sentence handbrake provided auxiliary to have the car on
halt.
31 Gazette A newspaper published by an official organization.

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The list of some legal codes will be published in
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the official gazette.
32 Ambiguity a situation in which something has more than one
possible meaning and may therefore cause
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With the wide scope of the topic, the facilitators of
Contextual sentence the talk have had a hard time dealing with any
ambiguity regarding their insights.
33 Omission The act, fact, or state of leaving something out or
failing to do something especially that is required
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Contextual sentence With the omission of the leader, the group did not
know what to do and resulted to a total failure of
 the output.
34 Silviculture A branch of forestry dealing with the development
and care of forests.
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An answer to restoring deforested environment
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would be through the aid of silviculture.
35 Forage A wide search over an area in order to obtain
something, especially food or provisions.
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The hunter forage for food in the forest, but only
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found wild mushrooms for dinner.
36 Concession A thing that is granted, especially in response to
demands.
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Contextual sentence The Commission on Election granted their
 concession for a recount of votes.
37 Curtail Reduce in extent or quantity; impose a restriction
on.
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In an effort to curtail drug abuse, laws are set to
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impose heavier punishments.
38 Heraldic The system by which coats of arms and other
armorial bearings are devised, described, and
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The design of most flags follows a heralding
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tradition of designing.
39 Festoon A chain or garland of flowers, leaves, or ribbons,
hung in a curve as a decoration.
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The decorator did an amazing job on the
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festooned hall with leaves and lights.
40 Inclement (Of the weather) unpleasantly cold or wet.
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It’s dangerous to drive because of the slippery
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road and heavy rain from this inclement weather.
41 Frivolity Lack of seriousness, a type of clownishness or
silliness.
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I am easily annoyed by my friend’s frivolity as he
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cannot take things seriously.
42 Boisterous (Of a person, event, or behavior) noisy, energetic,
and cheerful.
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A large and boisterous crowd attended the
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concert.
43 Exhort Strongly encourage or urge (someone) to do
something.
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Rizal’s work awakened the Filipino and exhorted
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them to revolt against the colonizers.
44 Desecration To treat a sacred place or sacred object shamefully
or with great disrespect.
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Commercialization of culture and tradition
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sometimes lead to desecration of these practices.
45 Incumbent Necessary for (someone) as a duty or
responsibility.
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As the elderly, it is incumbent for us to pass down
Contextual sentence our knowledge and teach the youth valuable
lessons.
46 Requisition An official order laying claim to the use of property
or materials.
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Contextual sentence The officer requisitioned supplies for his troops.
47 Mutilate Inflict a violent and disfiguring injury on.

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Contextual sentence His right arm was mutilated in an accident.
48 Drapery Cloth, curtains, or clothing hanging in loose folds.

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Contextual sentence The national flag is not be utilized as a drapery.
49 Fervor Intense and passionate feeling.

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The fervor they had to push forward their
advocacy campaign to normalizing LGBTQ+
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members in the community has garnered a ton of
support from the society
50 Maladjusted Failing or unable to cope with the demands of a
normal social environment.
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LGBTQ+ members feel maladjusted and are
Contextual sentence afraid to showcase their personality because of
the surrounding stereotypes and stigma.