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surplusage

surplusage is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.(Law) Matter in pleading which is not necessary or relevant to the case, and which may be rejected.
  2. 2.(Accounts) A greater disbursement than the charge of the accountant amounts to. [Obs.] Rees.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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