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Meaning
Noun
●
In Games:
A
game
, often
played
by children, in which a
player
leaps
like a
frog
over the back of another person who has
stooped
over. One
variation
of
the game
involves
a number of
people
lining up
in a row
and
bending over
. The last person in the
line
then
vaults
forward over each of the others until
he or she
reaches
the front of the
line
, whereupon he also
bends over
. The process is then repeated.
●
In British English & Law:
The process by which a case is
appealed
or
allowed
to be
appealed
directly
to a
supreme court
,
bypassing
an
intermediate
appellate
court
.
Verb
●
To
jump
over some
obstacle
, as
in the game
of leapfrog.
●
To overtake.
●
To progress.
●
In British English & Law:
To
appeal
or
allow
to be
appealed
(a case)
directly
to a
supreme court
,
bypassing
an
intermediate
appellate
court
.
●
In Military:
To
advance
by
engaging
the
enemy
with one
unit
while another
moves
further forward.
Name
●
Laphroaig whisky.
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