"Del." meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} Del.
  1. (law) Abbreviation of delegate. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: delegate
    Sense id: en-Del.-en-noun-VJCS4ntj Categories (other): Law Topics: law
  2. (law) Abbreviation of Delaware: a state of the United States, as used in case citations. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: Delaware (extra: a state of the United States, as used in case citations) Categories (place): Places in the United States, States of the United States
    Sense id: en-Del.-en-noun-Q-MZCjG~ Categories (other): Abbreviations of states of the United States, Delaware, USA, Law, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93 Topics: law
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