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In the law, for instance, “felony” comes from felonie, “arrest” from areter, “warrant” from warant, “justice” from justice, “judge” from juge, “jury” from juree. On it goes: to “accuse” from acuser, to “acquit” from aquiter, “sentence” from sentence, to “condemn” from condemner, “prison” from prisun, “gaol” from gaiole.
The Adventure of English: The Biography of a Language
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