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Definition of: deraign
(di·rān′) v.t. Obs.
To determine or maintain (a claim, right, etc.) by judicial argument or wager of battle. [<OF deraisnier <de- down (<L de-) + raisnier reason <L ratio, -onis reason]
—de·raign′ment noun
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