approvement
1 of 2noun (1)
ap·prove·ment
-vmənt
plural -s
English law
: the act of approving lands
approvement
2 of 2noun (2)
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plural -s
1
obsolete : approbation, approval
2
old English law : the act of one who when accused of a felony confessed to it and accused another as an accomplice of the same crime in order to obtain a pardon
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English approvement, approuement, from Middle French approuement, aprouement, from Old French, from aprouer + -ment
Noun (2)
approve entry 1 + -ment