8-Letter Words Ending: CIES

• the government of the Roman Catholic Church

• the jurisdiction or office of an abbot

• a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group

• a line of argument rationalizing the course of action of a government

• written contract or certificate of insurance

• the position of a curate

• hijacking on the high seas or in similar contexts; taking a ship or plane away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it

• the act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own

• an administrative unit of government

• a business or organization that provides a particular service, especially the mediation of transactions between two parties

• the state of being in action or exerting power

• the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent

• to have the ability to produce a particular effect or achieve an end

• extreme mental retardation

• (law) a gift of personal property by will

• obsolete terms for legal insanity

• foolish or senseless behavior