Thesis

Thesis
Thesis The"sis, n.; pl. Theses. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to
place, set. See Do, and cf. Anathema, Apothecary,
Epithet, Hypothesis, Parenthesis, Theme, Tick a
cover.]
1. A position or proposition which a person advances and
offers to maintain, or which is actually maintained by
argument.
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2. Hence, an essay or dissertation written upon specific or
definite theme; especially, an essay presented by a
candidate for a diploma or degree.
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I told them of the grave, becoming, and sublime
deportment they should assume upon this mystical
occasion, and read them two homilies and a thesis of
my own composing, to prepare them. --Goldsmith.
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3. (Logic) An affirmation, or distinction from a supposition
or hypothesis.
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4. (Mus.) The accented part of the measure, expressed by the
downward beat; -- the opposite of arsis.
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5. (Pros.)
(a) The depression of the voice in pronouncing the
syllables of a word.
(b) The part of the foot upon which such a depression
falls.
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Truth

Truth
Truth Truth, n.; pl. Truths. [OE. treuthe, trouthe, treowpe,
AS. tre['o]w?. See True; cf. Troth, Betroth.]
1. The quality or being true; as:
(a) Conformity to fact or reality; exact accordance with
that which is, or has been; or shall be.
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(b) Conformity to rule; exactness; close correspondence
with an example, mood, object of imitation, or the
like.
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Plows, to go true, depend much on the truth of
the ironwork. --Mortimer.
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(c) Fidelity; constancy; steadfastness; faithfulness.
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Alas! they had been friends in youth,
But whispering tongues can poison truth.
--Coleridge.
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(d) The practice of speaking what is true; freedom from
falsehood; veracity.
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If this will not suffice, it must appear
That malice bears down truth. --Shak.
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2. That which is true or certain concerning any matter or
subject, or generally on all subjects; real state of
things; fact; verity; reality.
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Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbor.
--Zech. viii.
16.
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I long to know the truth here of at large. --Shak.
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The truth depends on, or is only arrived at by, a
legitimate deduction from all the facts which are
truly material. --Coleridge.
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3. A true thing; a verified fact; a true statement or
proposition; an established principle, fixed law, or the
like; as, the great truths of morals.
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Even so our boasting . . . is found a truth. --2
Cor. vii. 14.
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4. Righteousness; true religion.
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Grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. --John i. 17.
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Sanctify them through thy truth; thy word is truth.
--John xvii.
17.
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In truth, reality; in fact.

Of a truth, reality; certainly.

To do truth, practice what God commands.
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He that doeth truth cometh to the light. --John iii.
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Truth Truth, v. t.
To assert as true; to declare. [R.]
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Had they [the ancients] dreamt this, they would have
truthed it heaven. --Ford.
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Testimony

Testimony
Testimony Tes"ti*mo*ny, n.; pl. Testimonies. [L.
testimonium, from testis a witness: cf. OF. testimoine,
testemoine, testimonie. See Testify.]
1. A solemn declaration or affirmation made for the purpose
of establishing or proving some fact.
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Note: Such declaration, in judicial proceedings, may be
verbal or written, but must be under oath or
affirmation.
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2. Affirmation; declaration; as, these doctrines are
supported by the uniform testimony of the fathers; the
belief of past facts must depend on the evidence of human
testimony, or the testimony of historians.
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3. Open attestation; profession.
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[Thou] for the testimony of truth, hast borne
Universal reproach. --Milton.
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4. Witness; evidence; proof of some fact.
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When ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your
feet for a testimony against them. --Mark vi. 11.
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5. (Jewish Antiq.) The two tables of the law.
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Thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I
shall give thee. --Ex. xxv. 16.
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6. Hence, the whole divine revelation; the sacre? Scriptures.
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The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the
simple. --Ps. xix. 7.
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Syn: Proof; evidence; attestation; witness; affirmation;
confirmation; averment.

Usage: Testimony, Proof, Evidence. Proof is the most
familiar, and is used more frequently (though not
exclusively) of facts and things which occur in the
ordinary concerns of life. Evidence is a word of more
dignity, and is more generally applied to that which
is moral or intellectual; as, the evidences of
Christianity, etc. Testimony is what is deposed to by
a witness on oath or affirmation. When used
figuratively or in a wider sense, the word testimony
has still a reference to some living agent as its
author, as when we speak of the testimony of
conscience, or of doing a thing in testimony of our
affection, etc. Testimony refers rather to the thing
declared, evidence to its value or effect. "To conform
our language more to common use, we ought to divide
arguments into demonstrations, proofs, and
probabilities; ba proofs, meaning such arguments from
experience as leave no room for doubt or opposition."
--Hume. "The evidence of sense is the first and
highest kind of evidence of which human nature is
capable." --Bp. Wilkins. "The proof of everything must
be by the testimony of such as the parties produce."
--Spenser.
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Testimony Tes"ti*mo*ny, v. t.
To witness; to attest; to prove by testimony. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Jesus Christ

Jesus Christ
n : a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in
Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for
Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29) [syn: Jesus, Jesus
of Nazareth, Nazarene}, Christ, Savior, Saviour,
Good Shepherd, Deliverer]

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Christian

Christian Chris"tian, n. [L. christianus, Gr. ?; cf. AS.
cristen. See Christ.]
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1. One who believes, or professes or is assumed to believe,
in Jesus Christ, and the truth as taught by Him;
especially, one whose inward and outward life is conformed
to the doctrines of Christ.
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The disciples were called Christians first in
Antioch. --Acts xi. 26.
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2. One born in a Christian country or of Christian parents,
and who has not definitely becomes an adherent of an
opposing system.
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Married

married
committed committed adj.
1. Bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular
cause, action, or attitude. Opposite of uncommitted.

Note: [Narrower terms: bound up, involved, wrapped up;
dedicated, devoted; sworn}]
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2. Associated in an exclusive sexual relationship; also
called attached. Opposite of unattached.

Note: [Narrower terms: affianced, bespoken, betrothed,
engaged, pledged, promised(predicate); married]
[Also See: loving.]

Syn: attached.
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3. Consigned involuntarily to custody, as in a prison or
mental institution.
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Married Mar"ried, a.
1. Being in the state of matrimony; having a spouse; wedded;
as, a married man or woman; -- of one person.
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2. Of or pertaining to marriage; connubial; as, the married
state; one's married name.
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3. Wedded to each other; as, a married couple; John and Joan
are no longer married; -- of two people.
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4. Hence: [fig.] Joined to form one object; united.
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Marry Mar"ry, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Married; p. pr. & vb. n.
Marrying.] [OE. marien, F. marier, L. maritare, fr. maritus
husband, fr. mas, maris, a male. See Male, and cf.
Maritral.]
1. To unite in wedlock or matrimony; to perform the ceremony
of joining, as a man and a woman, for life; to constitute
(a man and a woman) husband and wife according to the laws
or customs of the place.
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Tell him that he shall marry the couple himself.
--Gay.
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2. To join according to law, (a man) to a woman as his wife,
or (a woman) to a man as her husband. See the Note to def.
4.
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A woman who had been married to her twenty-fifth
husband, and being now a widow, was prohibited to
marry. --Evelyn.
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3. To dispose of in wedlock; to give away as wife.
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Maecenas took the liberty to tell him [Augustus]
that he must either marry his daughter [Julia] to
Agrippa, or take away his life. --Bacon.
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4. To take for husband or wife. See the Note below.
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Note: We say, a man is married to or marries a woman; or, a
woman is married to or marries a man. Both of these
uses are equally well authorized; but given in marriage
is said only of the woman.
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They got him [the Duke of Monmouth] . . . to
declare in writing, that the last king [Charles
II.] told him he was never married to his mother.
--Bp. Lloyd.
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5. Figuratively, to unite in the closest and most endearing
relation.
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Turn, O backsliding children, saith the Lord; for I
am married unto you. --Jer. iii.
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To marry ropes. (a) To place two ropes along side of each other so that
they may be grasped and hauled on at the same time.
(b) To join two ropes end to end so that both will pass
through a block. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.
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attached attached adj.
1. fastened together. a picnic table with attached benches
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2. being joined in close association; -- of people or
organizations.

Syn: affiliated, connected
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3. fastened onto another object; -- of objects smaller than
the main object.
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4. (Architecture) connected by a common wall or passageway;
-- used of buildings. detached
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5. (Biology) permanently attached to a substrate; not free to
move about. an attached oyster vagile

Syn: sessile
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6. associated in an exclusive sexual relationship; --
opposite of unattached.

Note: Narrower terms include: affianced, bespoken,
betrothed, engaged, pledged, promised(predicate);
married. Also See: loving.

Syn: committed.
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Single

Single
Single Sin"gle, a. [L. singulus, a dim. from the root in
simplex simple; cf. OE. & OF. sengle, fr. L. singulus. See
Simple, and cf. Singular.]
1. One only, as distinguished from more than one; consisting
of one alone; individual; separate; as, a single star.
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No single man is born with a right of controlling
the opinions of all the rest. --Pope.
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2. Alone; having no companion.
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Who single hast maintained,
Against revolted multitudes, the cause
Of truth. --Milton.
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3. Hence, unmarried; as, a single man or woman.
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Grows, lives, and dies in single blessedness.
--Shak.
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Single chose to live, and shunned to wed. --Dryden.
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4. Not doubled, twisted together, or combined with others;
as, a single thread; a single strand of a rope.
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5. Performed by one person, or one on each side; as, a single
combat.
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These shifts refuted, answer thy appellant, . . .
Who now defles thee thrice ti single fight.
--Milton.
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6. Uncompounded; pure; unmixed.
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Simple ideas are opposed to complex, and single to
compound. --I. Watts.
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7. Not deceitful or artful; honest; sincere.
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I speak it with a single heart. --Shak.
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8. Simple; not wise; weak; silly. [Obs.]
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He utters such single matter in so infantly a voice.
--Beau. & Fl.
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Single ale, beer}, or Single drink, ale,
etc., as contrasted with double ale, which is
stronger. [Obs.] --Nares.

Single bill a written engagement, generally under
seal, for the payment of money, without a penalty.
--Burril.

Single court Tennis), a court laid out for only two
players.

Single-cut file. the Note under 4th File.

Single entry. under Bookkeeping.

Single file. under 1st File.

Single flower a flower with but one set of petals,
as a wild rose.

Single knot. Illust. under Knot.

Single whip a single rope running through a fixed
block.
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Single Sin"gle, v. i.
To take the irrregular gait called single-foot; -- said of a
horse. See Single-foot.
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social butterfly

"a gregarious person who likes to attend parties and other social gatherings; a people person" -- en.wiktionary.org/wiki/social_butterfly

Submission

Submission
Submission Sub*mis"sion, n. [L. submissio a letting down,
lowering: cf. F. soumission.]
1. The act of submitting; the act of yielding to power or
authority; surrender of the person and power to the
control or government of another; obedience; compliance.
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Submission, dauphin! 't is a mere French word;
We English warrious wot not what it means. --Shak.
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2. The state of being submissive; acknowledgement of
inferiority or dependence; humble or suppliant behavior;
meekness; resignation.
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In all submission and humility
York doth present himself unto your highness.
--Shak.
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No duty in religion is more justly required by God .
. . than a perfect submission to his will in all
things. --Sir W.
Temple.
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3. Acknowledgement of a fault; confession of error.
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Be not as extreme in submission
As in offense. --Shak.
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4. (Law) An agreement by which parties engage to submit any
matter of controversy between them to the decision of
arbitrators. --Wharton (Law Dict.). Bouvier.
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"Nouthetic Counseling is a form of Christian counseling developed by Jay E. Adams,[1] and published in his 1970 book, Competent to Counsel."

Nouthetic Counseling is a form of Christian counseling developed by Jay E. Adams,^[1] and published in his 1970 book, Competent to Counsel. It is well known within evangelical Christianity. However, it is not professionally recognized outside conservative, evangelical circles of influence.^{[citation needed]} Adams named his method after the New Testament Greek word noutheteō (νουθετέω), which can be variously translated as "admonish," "warn," "correct," "exhort," or "instruct". Adams himself particularly emphasized the meaning "confront" in the development of his system. In "An Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words" by W.E. Vine, Thomas Nelson Pub., the word NOUTHESIA is "the training by the word, whether of encouragement, or, if necessary, by reproof or remonstrance."
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girlfriend

girlfriend
girlfriend girl"friend` n.
1. any female friend; as, Mary and her girlfriend organized
the party. [WordNet sense 1]
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2. a girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically
involved; as, his girlfriend kicked him out. [WordNet
sense 2]

Syn: girl, lady friend.
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Censored

• "Having had objectionable content removed; being something someone has censored"
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Moot court

Moot Moot, n. [AS. m[=o]t, gem[=o]t, a meeting; -- usually in
comp.] [Written also mote.]
1. A meeting for discussion and deliberation; esp., a meeting
of the people of a village or district, in Anglo-Saxon
times, for the discussion and settlement of matters of
common interest; -- usually in composition; as, folk-moot.
--J. R. Green.
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2. [From Moot, v.] A discussion or debate; especially, a
discussion of fictitious causes by way of practice.
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The pleading used in courts and chancery called
moots. --Sir T.
Elyot.
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Moot case, case or question to be mooted; a disputable
case; an unsettled question. --Dryden.

Moot court, mock court, such as is held by students of
law for practicing the conduct of law cases.

Moot point, point or question to be debated; a doubtful
question.

to make moot t. to render moot[2]; to moot[3].
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Enigmatic

Enigmatic E`nig*mat"ic (?; 277), Enigmatical
\E`nig*mat"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. ['e]nigmatique.]
Relating to or resembling an enigma; not easily explained or
accounted for; darkly expressed; not clear to the
understanding; obscure; puzzling; as, an enigmatical answer;
I didn't grasp the meaning of that enigmatical comment until
much later; prophetic texts so enigmatical that their meaning
has been disputed for centuries.

Syn: dark, obscure, puzzling.
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civil disobedience

civil disobedience
n : a group's refusal to obey a law because they believe the law
is immoral (as in protest against discrimination);
"Thoreau wrote a famous essay justifying civil
disobedience"

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Junkie

junkie
n 1: a narcotics addict [syn: drug addict, 2: someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it
resembles an addiction; "a golf addict"; "a car nut"; "a
news junkie" [syn: addict, nut, freak, junky]

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Corporation

Corporation Cor`po*ra"tion (k[^o]r`p[-o]*r[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.
[L. corporatio incarnation: cf. F. corporation corporation.]
A body politic or corporate, formed and authorized by law to
act as a single person, and endowed by law with the capacity
of succession; a society having the capacity of transacting
business as an individual.
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Note: Corporations are aggregate or sole. Corporations
aggregate of two or more persons united in a
society, which is preserved by a succession of members,
either forever or till the corporation is dissolved by
the power that formed it, by the death of all its
members, by surrender of its charter or franchises, or
by forfeiture. Such corporations are the mayor and
aldermen of cities, the head and fellows of a college,
the dean and chapter of a cathedral church, the
stockholders of a bank or insurance company, etc. A
corporation sole of a single person, who is
made a body corporate and politic, in order to give him
some legal capacities, and especially that of
succession, which as a natural person he can not have.
Kings, bishops, deans, parsons, and vicars, are in
England sole corporations. A fee will not pass to a
corporation sole without the word "successors" in the
grant. There are instances in the United States of a
minister of a parish seized of parsonage lands in the
right of his parish, being a corporation sole, as in
Massachusetts. Corporations are sometimes classified as
public and private; public being convertible with
municipal, and private corporations all
corporations not municipal.
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Close corporation. under Close.
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Duress

Duress
Duress Du*ress", v. t.
To subject to duress. "The party duressed." --Bacon.
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Duress Du"ress, n. [OF. duresse, du?, hardship, severity, L.
duritia, durities, fr. durus hard. See Dure.]
1. Hardship; constraint; pressure; imprisonment; restraint of
liberty.
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The agreements . . . made with the landlords during
the time of slavery, are only the effect of duress
and force. --Burke.
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2. (Law) The state of compulsion or necessity in which a
person is influenced, whether by the unlawful restrain of
his liberty or by actual or threatened physical violence,
to incur a civil liability or to commit an offense.
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Contraception

contraception contraception n.
the intentional prevention of conception or impregnation,
especially when accomplished by the use of contraceptive
medications or devices; a form of birth control.
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Epigram

Epigram
Epigram Ep"i*gram, n. [L. epigramma, fr. Gr. ? inscription,
epigram, fr. ? to write upon, 'epi` upon + ? to write: cf. F.
['e]pigramme. See Graphic.]
1. A short poem treating concisely and pointedly of a single
thought or event. The modern epigram is so contrived as to
surprise the reader with a witticism or ingenious turn of
thought, and is often satirical in character.
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Dost thou think I care for a satire or an epigram?
--Shak.
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Note: Epigrams were originally inscription on tombs, statues,
temples, triumphal arches, etc.
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2. An effusion of wit; a bright thought tersely and sharply
expressed, whether in verse or prose.
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3. The style of the epigram.
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Antithesis, i. e., bilateral stroke, is the soul of
epigram in its later and technical signification.
--B. Cracroft.
Epigrammatic

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Patrician

Patrician
Patrician Pa*tri"cian, a. [L. patricius, fr. patres fathers or
senators, pl. of pater: cf. F. patricien. See Paternal.]
1. (Rom. Antiq.) Of or pertaining to the Roman patres
(fathers) or senators, or patricians.
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2. Of, pertaining to, or appropriate to, a person of high
birth; noble; not plebeian.
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Born in the patrician file of society. --Sir W.
Scott.
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His horse's hoofs wet with patrician blood.
--Addison.
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Patrician Pa*tri"cian, n. [L. patricius: cf. F. patricien.]
1. (Rom. Antiq.) Originally, a member of any of the families
constituting the populus Romanus, or body of Roman
citizens, before the development of the plebeian order;
later, one who, by right of birth or by special privilege
conferred, belonged to the nobility.
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2. A person of high birth; a nobleman.
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3. One familiar with the works of the Christian Fathers; one
versed in patristic lore. [R.] --Colridge.
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