phrase descriptive

  • 31de ambitu — /diy aembatyuw/ Concerning bribery. A phrase descriptive of the subject matter of several of the Roman laws; as the Lex Auftdia, the Lex Pompeia, the Lex Tullia, and others. See ambitus …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 32money — In usual and ordinary acceptation it means coins and paper currency used as circulating medium of exchange, and does not embrace notes, bonds, evidences of debt, or other personal or real estate. Lane v. Railey, 280 Ky. 319, 133 S.W.2d 74, 79, 81 …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 33multiplicity of actions or suits — Numerous and unnecessary attempts to litigate the same right. A phrase descriptive of the situation where several different suits or actions are brought upon the same issue. The actions must be against a single defendant. Prospect Park & C. I. R …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 34per my et per tout — /par miy ey par tuw(t)/ L. Fr. By the half and by the whole. A phrase descriptive of the mode in which joint tenants hold the joint estate, the effect of which, technically considered, is that for purposes of tenure and survivorship each is the… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 35pro and con — /prow and kon/ For and against. A phrase descriptive of the presentation of arguments or evidence on both sides of a disputed question …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 36by a moiety and not by all — A phrase descriptive of the nature of possession of tenant in common. 20 Am J2d Coten § 26 …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 37by the moiety or half and by the whole — A phrase descriptive of the nature of possession of joint tenant. 20 Am J2d Coten § 7 …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 38Descriptively — Descriptive De*scrip tive, a. [L. descriptivus: cf. F. descriptif.] Tending to describe; having the quality of representing; containing description; as, a descriptive figure; a descriptive phrase; a descriptive narration; a story descriptive of… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 39Descriptiveness — Descriptive De*scrip tive, a. [L. descriptivus: cf. F. descriptif.] Tending to describe; having the quality of representing; containing description; as, a descriptive figure; a descriptive phrase; a descriptive narration; a story descriptive of… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 40Négation (linguistique) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir négation. En linguistique, la négation (du latin negare, nier)[1] est une opération qui consiste à désigner comme fausse une proposition préalablement exprimée ou non ; elle s’oppose à l’affirmation. Bien… …

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