The form, manner, and order of conducting and carrying on
suits and prosecutions through their various stages, according to the
principles of law and the rules laid down by the courts.

To do or perform frequently, customarily, or
habitually; to make a practice of; as, to practice gaming.

Systematic exercise for instruction or discipline; as,
the troops are called out for practice; she neglected practice in
music.

A easy and concise method of applying the rules of
arithmetic to questions which occur in trade and business.

Application of science to the wants of men; the exercise
of any profession; professional business; as, the practice of medicine
or law; a large or lucrative practice.

Actual performance; application of knowledge; – opposed
to theory.

Customary or constant use; state of being used.

Frequently repeated or customary action; habitual
performance; a succession of acts of a similar kind; usage; habit;
custom; as, the practice of rising early; the practice of making
regular entries of accounts; the practice of daily exercise.

Skill or dexterity acquired by use; expertness.

Skillful or artful management; dexterity in contrivance
or the use of means; art; stratagem; artifice; plot; – usually in a
bad sense.