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verb • fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense • fail to win • suffer the loss of a person through death or removal • miss from one's possessions; lose sight of • allow to go out of sight or mind • fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit • fail to get or obtain • fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind • withdraw, as from reality • be set at a disadvantage | ||||||||
| 32% | 8 | Claiming to have been elsewhere during the time of a crime | ||||||
verb • To provide an alibi for. • To provide an excuse for. | ||||||||
| 30% | 12 | Claiming a lack of mental capacity to be held accountable for a crime | ||||||
noun • (criminal law) a plea in which the defendant claims innocence due to mental incompetence at the time | ||||||||
Record Claiming Crime Down Crossword Clue
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LOSING which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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LOSING
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