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bote

American  
[boht] / boʊt /

noun

Law.
  1. compensation, such as for injury to person or honor.


Etymology

Origin of bote

Learned use of Middle English bote boot 2


Example Sentences

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The public will bote for the winners, which will be revealed on 10 September.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2025

To the Crow they were bote, the Navajo knew them as nadleehi, while the Lakota called them winkte.

From Scientific American ● May 23, 2012

Then, apparently giving it up, he thought of a synonym, wrote "bote."

From Time Magazine Archive

He drapped down in de bote, and I seed dat I had done sumfin bad.

From The Dismal Swamp and Lake Drummond, Early recollections Vivid portrayal of Amusing Scenes by Robert Arnold

I spose you say you see notheeng bote large peas board: zat peas board was one táble for two, tree hundret yars; all zat time ze pickshoor was unbeknounst undair ze táble.

From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No 3, September, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy. by Various

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