Attentate

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Attentate \At*ten"tate\, Attentat \At*ten"tat\, n. [L.
     attentatum, pl. attentata, fr. attentare to attempt: cf. F.
     attentat criminal attempt. See {Attempt}.]
     1. An attempt; an assault. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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     2. (Law)
        (a) A proceeding in a court of judicature, after an
            inhibition is decreed.
        (b) Any step wrongly innovated or attempted in a suit by
            an inferior judge.
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