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LODGMENT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lodgment mean? 

LODGMENT (noun)
  The noun LODGMENT has 2 senses:

1. bringing a charge or accusation against someoneplay

2. the state or quality of being lodged or fixed even temporarilyplay

  Familiarity information: LODGMENT used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LODGMENT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Bringing a charge or accusation against someone

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

lodgement; lodgment

Hypernyms ("lodgment" is a kind of...):

allegation ((law) a formal accusation against somebody (often in a court of law))


Sense 2

Meaning:

The state or quality of being lodged or fixed even temporarily

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

lodgement; lodging; lodgment

Context example:

the lodgment of the balloon in the tree

Hypernyms ("lodgment" is a kind of...):

fastness; fixedness; fixity; fixture; secureness (the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment)


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