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appertain to something

[of a responsibility or privilege] to belong to something as a right. Do these rights appertain to a third cousin of the deceased? The statement doesn't make sense. It appertains to no one as it is stated.

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I will continue to talk with Tees Valley authorities on issues that affect us in the sub-region, along with issues that appertain to us within the North-east and North Yorkshire regions. Letter: Your Say. - Sit down and talk together by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England) That priority should appertain to sporting duties, irrespective of who pays the wages. Country or club is pitiful debate; It's time now to stop the hypocrisy by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England) while that of the British king extends to the declaring of war and to the raising and regulating of fleets and armies--all which, by the Constitution under consideration, would appertain to the legislature. Is Bush really the "decision maker" regarding war? by Benoit, Gary / The New American			anything going on? Anything new down your way? Anything you say anytime Anytime you are ready apart apart from apologize for apology appeal appeal against appeal to appear appear as appear at some time appear before appear for appear in appear in court appear on appear to appear under the name of appearance Appearances can be deceiving append to appertain to appetite apple apple of apple-polisher apples and oranges apply apply oneself to apply to apply within appoint appoint to apportion out appraise at apprentice to apprise of approach approach about appropriate for approval approve of aprés-ski April showers bring May flowers apron arbitrate arbitrate between			apperceived apperceived apperceives apperceives apperceiving apperceiving apperception apperception apperception apperception apperceptions apperceptions apperceptions apperceptions apperceptive apperceptive apperceptive apperceptive appercipient Apperil appersonation appersonation appersonification appersonification Appert, Nicolas appertain appertain appertain appertain appertain appertain to appertained appertained appertaining appertaining appertaining to Appertainment appertains appertains Appertinance Appertinent Appertinentia Appertinentia Appertinentia Appertinentia Appertinere Appertinere Appertinere Appertinere APPES appestat appestat appestat appestat appestats appestats appestats APPETD Appete appetence appetence

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