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OPPOSES |
Is against |
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ILLEGAL |
I hear sick bird is against the law |
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STRIFE |
That which is contended against; occasion of contest. |
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SET-OFF |
That which is set off against another thing; an offset. |
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RECOVEREE |
The person against whom a judgment is obtained in common
recovery. |
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OFFSET |
In general, that which is set off, from, before, or
against, something |
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INDECENCY |
That which is indecent; an indecent word or act; an
offense against delicacy. |
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APPELLEE |
The person who is appealed against, or accused of crime;
-- opposed to appellor. |
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RECUSANT |
One who is obstinate in refusal; one standing out
stubbornly against general practice or opinion. |
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GO-OUT |
A sluice in embankments against the sea, for letting out
the land waters, when the tide is out. |
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NONABILITY |
An exception taken against a plaintiff in a cause, when
he is unable legally to commence a suit. |
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PLATEN |
The part of a printing press which presses the paper
against the type and by which the impression is made. |
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APPEALABLE |
Capable of being appealed against; that may be removed
to a higher tribunal for decision; as, the cause is appealable. |
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HERESY |
An offense against Christianity, consisting in a denial of
some essential doctrine, which denial is publicly avowed, and
obstinately maintained. |
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ENORMITY |
That which is enormous; especially, an exceeding offense
against order, right, or decency; an atrocious crime; flagitious
villainy; an atrocity. |
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WAR |
A condition of belligerency to be maintained by physical
force. In this sense, levying war against the sovereign authority is
treason. |
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DILEMMA |
An argument which presents an antagonist with two or more
alternatives, but is equally conclusive against him, whichever
alternative he chooses. |
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BOB-CHERRY |
A play among children, in which a cherry, hung so as to
bob against the mouth, is to be caught with the teeth. |
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SCHESIS |
A figure of speech whereby the mental habitude of an
adversary or opponent is feigned for the purpose of arguing against
him. |
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PARA- |
A prefix signifying alongside of, beside, beyond, against,
amiss; as parable, literally, a placing beside; paradox, that which is
contrary to opinion; parachronism. |
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AIR STOVE |
A stove for heating a current of air which is directed
against its surface by means of pipes, and then distributed through a
building. |
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REINSURANCE |
A contract by which an insurer is insured wholly or in
part against the risk he has incurred in insuring somebody else. See
Reassurance. |
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VINDICATION |
The act of vindicating, or the state of being
vindicated; defense; justification against denial or censure; as, the
vindication of opinions; his vindication is complete. |
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STREAK |
The fine powder or mark yielded by a mineral when scratched
or rubbed against a harder surface, the color of which is sometimes a
distinguishing character. |
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LUG |
A projecting piece to which anything, as a rod, is attached,
or against which anything, as a wedge or key, bears, or through which a
bolt passes, etc. |