Unlawfulness

  • 61unlawful — unlawfully, adv. unlawfulness, n. /un law feuhl/, adj. 1. not lawful; contrary to law; illegal. 2. born out of wedlock; illegitimate. [1250 1300; ME unlaweful. See UN 1, LAWFUL] Syn. 1. illicit. See illegal. 2. bastard, natural. * * * …

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  • 62Nation, Carry (Amelia) — orig. Carry Moore born Nov. 25, 1846, Garrard county, Ky., U.S. died June 9, 1911, Leavenworth, Kan. U.S. temperance advocate. Though she held a teaching certificate, her education was intermittent. In 1867 she married a young physician but soon… …

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  • 63Damīrī, ad- — ▪ Muslim theologian in full  Muḥammad Ibn Mūsā Kamāl Ad dīn Ad damīrī   born 1341, Cairo, Egypt died Oct. 27, 1405, Cairo       Muslim theologian, best known for his encyclopaedia of animals.       A student of some of the leading scholars of his …

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  • 64James Madison: Second Inaugural Address — ▪ Primary Source       Thursday, March 4, 1813       About to add the solemnity of an oath to the obligations imposed by a second call to the station in which my country heretofore placed me, I find in the presence of this respectable assembly an …

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  • 65Collectivism — • The term is sometimes employed as a substitute for socialism Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Collectivism     Collectivism      …

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  • 66Concupiscence — • In its widest acceptation, concupiscence is any yearning of the soul for good; in its strict and specific acceptation, a desire of the lower appetite contrary to reason Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Concupiscence     Co …

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  • 67Cremation — • The custom of burning the bodies of the dead Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Cremation     Cremation     † …

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  • 68Duel — • This word, as used both in the ecclesiastical and civil criminal codes, generally signifies every contest with deadly weapons which takes place by agreement between two persons on account of some private quarrel Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin… …

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  • 69Bequests For Masses (England) —     Bequests for Masses (England)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Bequests for Masses (England)     Before the Reformation dispositions of property, whether real or personal, for the purposes of Masses, were valid, unless where, in the case of real …

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  • 70Bigamy (in Canon Law) —     Bigamy (in Canon Law)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Bigamy (in Canon Law)     According to the strict meaning, the word should signify the marrying of a second after the death of the first wife, in contradistinction to polygamy, which is… …

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