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Sur
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sur prep
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[Anglo-French, on, upon, from Latin super over]
: on the basis of
: with regard to [ petition for rehearing]
Source: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law ©1996. Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.