diligence

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Synonyms: diligency, diligent, indiligence, diligences, diligencia

Antonyms: diligency, diligent, indiligence, diligences, diligencia

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Noun

1. Steady application; industry; [[careful]] work involving [[long-term]] [[effort]].
2. The qualities of a hard worker, including [[conscientiousness]], [[determination]], and [[perseverance]].
3. Carefulness, in particular, the necessary care appropriate to a particular task or responsibility.
4. {{lb|en|historical}} A four-wheeled public [[stage-coach]], widely used in France before the general establishment of the railways.
5. {{lb|en|Scots law}} The process by which persons, lands, or effects are [[seize]]d for [[debt]]; process for enforcing the [[attendance]] of [[witness]]es or the production of [[writing]]s.

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