Etymology

attentat

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Today it means: Anything whatsoever, as a ruling, by the judge of a lower court in a matter pending an appeal. Full definition →

Latin attentātus ← French attentat
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  1. French · derived fromattentat
  2. Latin · derived fromattentātus
  3. English todayattentat

A variant of attemptate assimilated to Latin attentātus and French attentat.

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