The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 1. köideLittle, Brown, 1875 |
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... term ( from the Gr . áßaέ , a tray or flat board ) applied to the upper part of the capital of a column , pier , & c . The early form of an abacus is 2 . Forms of the Abacus . 3 simply a square flat stone , probably derived from the ...
... term ( from the Gr . áßaέ , a tray or flat board ) applied to the upper part of the capital of a column , pier , & c . The early form of an abacus is 2 . Forms of the Abacus . 3 simply a square flat stone , probably derived from the ...
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... term KID- NAPPING ( q.v. ) The old severe laws against abduction , generally contemplating its object as the ... terms , and the Otto- man empire was saved . In compliance with his father's Pedro had succeeded to the throne of Portugal ...
... term KID- NAPPING ( q.v. ) The old severe laws against abduction , generally contemplating its object as the ... terms , and the Otto- man empire was saved . In compliance with his father's Pedro had succeeded to the throne of Portugal ...
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... term implying one who instigates , encourages , or assists another to perform some criminal action . See ACCESSORY . is ABEYANCE , a law term denoting the expectancy of an estate . Thus , if lands be leased to one person for life , with ...
... term implying one who instigates , encourages , or assists another to perform some criminal action . See ACCESSORY . is ABEYANCE , a law term denoting the expectancy of an estate . Thus , if lands be leased to one person for life , with ...
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... term ordinarily employed , but subsequent to this period it is designated premature labour . The present notice includes both these terms . As an accident of pregnancy , abortion is far from uncommon , although its relative frequency ...
... term ordinarily employed , but subsequent to this period it is designated premature labour . The present notice includes both these terms . As an accident of pregnancy , abortion is far from uncommon , although its relative frequency ...
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... term used in civil and ecclesiastical law , denotes the act of setting free or acquitting . In a criminal process it ... terms , is frequently , through a curious transposition of names , spoken of as abstraction . Especially when ...
... term used in civil and ecclesiastical law , denotes the act of setting free or acquitting . In a criminal process it ... terms , is frequently , through a curious transposition of names , spoken of as abstraction . Especially when ...
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