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Formal Inquiry Thats Oppressive Abandoning Caution Crossword Clue

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noun

• a complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice; an important foodstuff and used otherwise especially in adhesives and as fillers and stiffeners for paper and textiles

• a commercial preparation of starch that is used to stiffen textile fabrics in laundering

verb

• stiffen with starch

31%12 Subjecting people to oppressive and oppressive rule
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29%7Formal announcement of abandoning prosecution
noun

• an entry in the court record to the effect that the plaintiff or prosecutor will not proceed

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