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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
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Resect, v. (17th c. Eng. (1686) = to cut off or away, L. resect-, p.p. stem of resecāre to cut off.) — 1653 R. Baillie The Dissuasive … Vindicated (1655) 87.
You will take yourself here to the whole assembly at Westminster, resecting both their directory and confession
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