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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1672
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(Pactioun-,) Pactioning, vbl. n. [f. Pactioun v. c.] The action of making an agreement. — 1672 M. P. Brown Suppl. Decis. II. 618.
But if they were infants who were not capable of pactioning and entering into terms
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