plural of shami kebab

(law, Malta) murder; defined similarly as in English law

To make a close paraphrase of a quotation, using some of its words. / (informal) To modify a quote, adapting it to different circumstances but preserving the intent.

(grammar) A participle, prominent in some languages (e.g. Latin, Greek) but less common in English, describing something that happened to a noun (the subject) in the past.