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defense(noun, return, sign, report, reason)
7
alibi(noun, cause, reason, trick, claim)
7
call(noun, order, interest, demand, claim)
7
cause(noun, claim, statement, con, excuse)
7
claim(noun, order, charge, position, right)
7
imploration(noun, order, interest, call, demand)
7
pleading(noun, reason, case, claim, request)
6
bid(noun, order, interest, call, demand)
6
invocation(noun, call, demand, claim, request)
6
overture(noun, call, demand, claim, request)
5
case(noun, reason, claim, statement, explanation)
5
declaration(noun, charge, position, reason, idea)
5
demand(noun, call, claim, request, question)
5
mitigation(noun, reason, trick, claim, approval)
5
pretense(noun, show, cause, face, statement)
4
action(noun, charge, claim, statement, excuse)
4
address(noun, call, demand, claim, request)
4
adjuration(noun, call, demand, claim, appeal)
4
allegation(noun, action, charge, position, reason)
4
contention(noun, position, reason, speech, case)
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