verstek

Dutch

Etymology

From versteken.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vərˈstɛk/, /vɛrˈstɛk/

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• Hyphenation: ver‧stek
• Rhymes: -ɛk

Noun

verstek n (uncountable)

1. (law) absence from a court meeting to which one has been summoned, default
2. (architecture) a joint formed by connecting two components at segments having 45° angles relative to their length or width, the whole forming a right angle
3. (obsolete) expropriation, deprivation

Related terms

• verstoken