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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
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Quotation dates: 1494-1533, 1622-1626
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Repelling, vbl. n. [Repel(l v.] a. The action of driving or putting out; removing. b. Rejection. —a. 1494 Acts Lords of Council I 328/1.
The wrangwis repelling and outputting of thaim and thar seruitouris and gudis out of thar landis of Furdfelde —b. 1533 Bell. Livy I 183/2.
Valerius left the said auctorite for [the] indignacioun that he tuke in his mynde for the repelling of his petitiouns 1622-6 Bisset II 75/28.
Litiscontestatioun is be admitting or repelling of ane peremptoure
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