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Election
·adj Those who are elected.
II. Election ·adj Discriminating choice; discernment.
III. Election ·a...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Election of Grace
The Scripture speaks (1) of the election of individuals to office or to honour and privilege, e.g., ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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election
in election, likely : we are in election to have a bad harvest this year. Norf.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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non
nōn (old collat. forms noenum and noenu, cf. Lachm. ad Lucr. tom. 2, p. 149 sq.: I noenum pro non ...
A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
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non
nōn (1) adv.for old noenum, ne+oenum (unum), not, by no means, not at all : hocine agis an non?T.:...
An Elementary Latin Dictionary
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Non
·adj No; not. ·see <<No>>, ·adj.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Non-
·- A prefix used in the sense of not; un-; in-; as in nonattention, or non-attention, nonconformity,...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Non
posterity; a fish; eternal
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
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Non
(fish). Nun, the father of Joshua. (1 Chronicles 7:27)
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William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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By-election
·noun An election held by itself, not at the time of a general election.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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garret election
A ludicrous ceremony, practised every new parliament: it consists of a mock election of two members ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Dies non
·- A day on which courts are not held, as Sunday or any legal holiday.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Non assumpsit
·- The general plea or denial in an action of assumpsit.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Non compos
·- ·Alt. of Non compos mentis.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Non liquet
·- It is not clear;
— a verdict given by a jury when a matter is to be deferred to another day of t...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Non obstante
·- Notwithstanding; in opposition to, or in spite of, what has been stated, or is to be stated or ad...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Non pros.
·- An abbreviation of Non prosequitur.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Non prosequitur
·- A judgment entered against the plaintiff in a suit where he does not appear to prosecute. ·see No...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Non sequitur
·- An inference which does not follow from the premises.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Non-ego
·noun The union of being and relation as distinguished from, and contrasted with, the ego. ·see <<Eg...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Non-Episcopal
·adj Not Episcopal; not pertaining to the Episcopal church or system.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Non-feasance
·noun An omission or neglect to do something, ·esp. that which ought to have been done. ·cf. <<Malfe...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Non-pros
·vt To decline or fail to prosecute; to allow to be dropped (said of a suit); to enter judgment agai...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Non-prossing
·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Non-pros.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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non-con
A nonconformist, presbyterian, or any other dissenter.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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non-committal
That does not commit or pledge himself to any particular measure. A political term in frequent use.
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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non-committalism
The practice or doctrine of not committing oneself.
Much of what Governor W---- says in his message...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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non-manufacturing
Not carrying on manufactures; as, 'non-manufacturing States.'--Webster.
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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non-payment
Neglect of payment. Webster.
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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non-combatants
A term applied erroneously to the purser, master surgeon, &c., of a man-of-war, for all men on board...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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non-recoil
This was effected by securing the breeching while the gun was run out: often practised in small vess...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Non compos mentis
·- Not of sound mind; not having the regular use of reason; hence, also, as a noun, an idiot; a luna...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Non est factum
·- The plea of the general issue in an action of debt on bond.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Non est inventus
·- The return of a sheriff on a writ, when the defendant is not found in his county.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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non-commissioned officers
In familiar parlance, non-coms. are the sergeants, corporals, and others, appointed under special re...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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non-condensing engine
A high-pressure steam-engine.
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The Sailor's Word-Book