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demustracioun (1312-13)
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demustracioun (1312-13)

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demonstration  
  FEW:  demonstrare *3,38a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  demonstracion 9,301b TL: demostracïon 2,1388 DEAF:  demonstracion  DMF:  démonstration  TLF:  démonstration  OED:  demonstration n.  MED:  demonstracioun n.  DMLBS:  demonstratio 607b

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1demonstration, evidence: 
( 1350-51 )  Come nostre tres cher cosin [...] eit enfourmez & cherchez P. [...] de monstrer en soun noun [...] certeines [...] choses [...], qe la dite demonstration par eux faite [...] ne lui tourne en prejudice  Rot Scot i 739
2lawcount, statement, the oral setting out of a plaintiff’s case in court: 
( 1312-13 )  jugement si nostre seignur le Rei voile a tele demustracioun estre receu  YBB Ed II xiii 79

See also:

demustreisun 
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