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verbaling

verbaling is the present participle and gerund of verbal.

Meaning of verbal

Verb

verbal (third-person singular simple present verbals, present participle (US) verbaling or (UK) verballing, simple past and past participle (US) verbaled or (UK) verballed)

  1. (Australia, UK, transitive) To allege (usually falsely) that someone has made an oral admission.
    • The problem of 'verballing' is unlikely to disappear, whatever the legal status of the person detained.1982, John A. Andrews, Human Rights in Criminal Procedure: A Comparative Study, BRILL, →ISBN, page 128

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Questions about verbaling

What is verbaling the present participle and gerund of?
Verbaling is the present participle and gerund of verbal.

Words near verbaling in the dictionary

  1. verbal participle
  2. verbal participles
  3. verbal substantive
  4. verbal substantives
  5. verbaled
  6. verbaling
  7. verbalisable
  8. verbalisation
  9. verbalisations
  10. verbalise
  11. verbalised

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