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  • 81in forma pauperis — in for·ma pau·pe·ris /ˌin fȯr mə pȯ pə rəs, fȯr mä pau̇ pe rēs/ adj or adv [Medieval Latin, in the form of a pauper]: as a poor person: relieved of the fees and costs of a legal action because of inability to pay allowed to file an appeal in… …

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  • 82Douglas v. California — Bennie Will Meyes and William Douglas Supreme Court of the United States Argued April 7, 1962 Reargu …

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  • 83pauper — pau·per / pȯ pər/ n: a person who is destitute and relying on charity; specif: a person who is relieved of the costs and expenses of a court proceeding because of poverty Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. pauper …

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  • 84indigence — [ ɛ̃diʒɑ̃s ] n. f. • 1265; lat. indigentia 1 ♦ Vieilli État d une personne indigente. ⇒ besoin, détresse, misère, pauvreté, privation. Être, vivre, tomber dans l indigence. 2 ♦ Fig. et mod. Pauvreté (intellectuelle, morale). « Cette grande… …

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  • 85misérable — [ mizerabl ] adj. et n. • 1336; lat. miserabilis 1 ♦ Qui inspire ou mérite d inspirer la pitié; qui est dans le malheur, la misère. ⇒ lamentable, malheureux, pitoyable; misérabilisme. L homme, pour Pascal, est à la fois misérable et grand.… …

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  • 86Edinburgh —    EDINBURGH, a city, the seat of a university, and the metropolis of the kingdom of Scotland, situated in longitude 3° 10 30 (W.), and latitude 55° 57 29 (N.), about a mile (S. by W.) from Leith, 40 miles (S.S.W.) from Dundee, 42 (E. by N.) from …

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  • 87Glasgow —    GLASGOW, a city, the seat of a university, and a sea port, having separate jurisdiction, locally in the Lower ward of the county of Lanark, and situated in longitude 4° 15 51 (W.), and latitude 55° 52 10 (N.), 23 miles (E. by S.) from Greenock …

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  • 88needy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. in want, destitute, indigent, moneyless, impecunious, penniless, poverty stricken; poor as a churchmouse. See poverty.Ant., satisfied, well off. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. destitute, indigent,… …

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  • 89penniless — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. indigent, needy, bankrupt, impecunious, poor, broke (sl.). See poverty. Ant., rich, wealthy. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. poverty stricken, lacking means, indigent, broke*; see poor 1 . III (Roget s… …

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  • 90Anagallis arvensis — Poor Poor, a. [Compar. {Poorer} (?; 254); superl. {Poorest}.] [OE. poure or povre, OF. povre, F. pauvre, L. pauper; the first syllable of which is probably akin to paucus few (see {Paucity}, {Few}), and the second to parare to prepare, procure.… …

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