drawing lots
21To cast lots — Lot Lot (l[o^]t), n. [AS. hlot; akin to hle[ o]tan to cast lots, OS. hl[=o]t lot, D. lot, G. loos, OHG. l[=o]z, Icel. hlutr, Sw. lott, Dan. lod, Goth. hlauts. Cf. {Allot}, {Lotto}, {Lottery}.] [1913 Webster] 1. That which happens without human… …
22To draw lots — Lot Lot (l[o^]t), n. [AS. hlot; akin to hle[ o]tan to cast lots, OS. hl[=o]t lot, D. lot, G. loos, OHG. l[=o]z, Icel. hlutr, Sw. lott, Dan. lod, Goth. hlauts. Cf. {Allot}, {Lotto}, {Lottery}.] [1913 Webster] 1. That which happens without human… …
23draw lots — phrasal : to decide or assign by or as if by the drawing of lots * * * draw lots (of two or more people) to draw from a set of different but unseen or superficially indistinguishable objects as a means of singling out one person ● lot * * * draw… …
24casting lots — Determining something by chance, as by a throw of dice or the drawing of straws …
25Lat — This article is about the Malaysian cartoonist. For other uses, see Lat (disambiguation). Datuk Lat Born Mohammad Nor Khalid 5 March 1951 (1951 …
26Cleromancy — For the use of random selection as a way to make a fair form of selection, see Sortition. Cleromancy is a form of divination using sortition, casting of lots, or casting bones or stones, in which an outcome is determined by means that normally… …
27Voting system — For other uses, see Voting system (disambiguation). Part of the Politics series Electoral methods …
28Runic script — Rune redirects here. For other uses, see Rune (disambiguation). Runic Type Alphabet Languages Germanic languages Time period …
29R v Dudley and Stephens — Sketch of the Mignonette by Tom Dudley Court High Court of Justice (Queen s Bench Division) Full case name Her Majesty The Queen v. Tom Dudley and Edwin Stephens …
30Chance — I (Roget s Thesaurus) >Absence of assignable cause. < N PARAG:Chance >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 chance chance indetermination accident fortune hazard hap haphazard chance medley random luck raccroc casualty …
