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Def: 1. to make a formal request for a permission to do (to apply to do something) or have something ( to apply for something)
Example: 1. A police officer may apply for a warrant to enter and search a place (a search warrant) to obtain evidence of the commission of an offence.
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Def: 2. to use a certain method, process, law, etc in a particular situation (to apply to something)
Example: 2. Some of the law enforcement officers present acted disproportionately and applied force indiscriminately.
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Def: 3. to affect or be relevant to a particular person or thing (to apply to something or somebody)
Example: 3. The Disability Discrimination Act now applies to police forces.
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applicable
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applicant
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application
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