Attempt and Commission

Attempt

Attempt noun - An effort to do or accomplish something.

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Commission and attempt are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Commission" instead a noun "Attempt".

Nearby Words: attempted, attempting

Commission noun - The granting of power to perform various acts or duties.

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Attempt and commission are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Attempt" instead a noun "Commission".

long	long attempt	long commission
direct	direct attempt	direct commission
original	original attempt	original commission
initial	initial attempt	initial commission
Other adjectives: entire, last.

But only his good personality is; his right hand was put out of commission for long enough by his suicide attempt around the time of the switch that he had to learn to use his left.

Source: Manga / Count Cain
Kennedy, scoring on how closely the attempt matches the report of the Warren Commission.

Source: Video Game / JFK: Reloaded
The felony-murder rule is subsumed into this by creating a statutory presumption that such indifference exists when death results during the commission of/attempt of/escape from one of a very narrowly-defined list of crimes.

Source: Useful Notes / Three Degrees Of Murder

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