I could be wrong, but I would think 'verb'.
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In 2003, Patterson was appointed chief justice of a "Special Supreme Court" that tried the case of Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore, who appealed his removal from office after he had refused to remove a monument of the Ten Commandments from the courthouse despite orders from a federal court judge to do so.
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"Bestowing" means confer or present something to another, usually an honor, right, gift, or an item special to someone.