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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

There they had the bote lined with bales of hay.

From Letters of Major Jack Downing, of the Downingville Militia by Smith, Seba

"Ay, plenty of bote," replied Teddy; "an' here's de greeshavigh ready."

From The Emigrants Of Ahadarra The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two by Carleton, William

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