Part 581

<hw>Ap*prove"ment</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Approbation.</def>

<blockquote>I did nothing without your <b>approvement</b>. <i>Hayward.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Eng. Law)</fld> <def>a confession of guilt by a prisoner charged with treason or felony, together with an accusation of his accomplish and a giving evidence against them in order to obtain his own pardon. The term is no longer in use; it corresponded to what is now known as <i>turning king's</i> (or <i>queen's</i>) <i>evidence</i> in England, and <i>state's evidence</i> in the United States.</def>

<i>Burrill. Bouvier.</i>

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<hw>Ap*prove"ment</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Old Eng. Law)</fld> <def>Improvement of common lands, by inclosing and converting them to the uses of husbandry for the advantage of the lord of the manor.</def>

<i>Blackstone.</i>

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<hw>Ap*prov"er</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>One who approves. Formerly, one who made proof or trial.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>An informer; an accuser.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Eng. Law)</fld> <def>One who confesses a crime and accuses another. See 1st <er>Approvement</er>, <er>2</er>.</def>

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<hw>Ap*prov"er</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See 2d <er>Approve</er>, <tt>v. t.</tt>]</ety> <fld>(Eng. Law)</fld> <def>A bailiff or steward; an agent.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Jacobs.</i>

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<hw>Ap*prov"ing</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Expressing approbation; commending; <as>as, an <ex>approving</ex> smile</as>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Ap*prov"ing*ly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt></wordforms>

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<hw>Ap*prox"i*mate</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>approximatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>approximare</ets> to approach; <ets>ad + proximare</ets> to come near. See <er>Proximate</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Near correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate; <as>as, <ex>approximate</ex> results or values</as>.</def>

<cs><col>Approximate quantities</col> <fld>(Math.)</fld>, <cd>those which are nearly, but not, equal.</cd></cs>

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<hw>Ap*prox"i*mate</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Approximated</er> <tt>(#)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Approximating</er>.]</wordforms> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To carry or advance near; to cause to approach.</def>

<blockquote>To <b>approximate</b> the inequality of riches to the level of nature. <i>Burke.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To come near to; to approach.</def>

<blockquote>The telescope <b>approximates</b> perfection. <i>J. Morse.</i></blockquote>

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<hw>Ap*prox"i*mate</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To draw; to approach.</def>