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Flagrancy
Pronunciation : Fla"gran*cy
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [L. flagrantia a burning. See Flagrant.]
Definition : 1. A burning; great heat; inflammation. [Obs.] Lust causeth a flagrancy in the eyes. Bacon.
2. The condition or quality of being flagrant; atrocity; heiniousness; enormity; excess. Steele.
pl. Flagrancies.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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