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 Proc·u·ra·tion n.
 1. The act of procuring; procurement.
 2. The management of another's affairs.
 3. The instrument by which a person is empowered to transact the affairs of another; a proxy.
 4. Ch. of Eng. A sum of money paid formerly to the bishop or archdeacon, now to the ecclesiastical commissioners, by an incumbent, as a commutation for entertainment at the time of visitation; -- called also proxy.
 Procuration money Law, money paid for procuring a loan. --Blackstone.
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