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Show ! LEARN A WORD I I EVERYDAY 1 i Today's word Is Overt, It's pronounced o-vert, with accent ac-cent on the first syllable. It means. In general. "open to view, public, apparent," but has this special legal signification an ont-ward ont-ward act, done In pursuance of an Intent In-tent or dostgn, the mere design or intent not being punishable without the act. It comes. probably from Latin "operlre." to opn, influenced by "co-operirc." "co-operirc." to cover. It's used like thls "The accord miners cannot be convicted of treason trea-son unless the prosecution pro -overt acta." on |