Oppresses
Definitions
- (v.) Third-person singular present tense of oppress.
The regime oppresses its citizens through unfair laws.
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Commentary
As an inflected form, 'oppresses' shares its core legal meanings with the base form 'oppress', commonly used to describe unjust or cruel exercise of authority.
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