instruct
verb (ORDER) /ɪnˈstrʌkt/Definition
C1 [T + to infinitive] to order or tell someone to do something, especially in a formal way: The police have been instructed to patrol the building and surrounding area.Giving orders and commands › [T] UK to employ a lawyer to represent you in courtTaking legal action › [T] When a judge instructs a jury, he or she tells it what the law means and how to use it.Judges and juries
(Definition of instruct verb (ORDER) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- beak noun (JUDGE)
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- favour noun (SUPPORT)
- foreman noun (PERSON AT WORK)
- honour noun (RESPECT)
- judge noun (PERSON)
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