impertinency

  • 11Judge — (j[u^]j), n. [OE. juge, OF. & F. juge, fr. OF. jugier, F. juger, to judge. See {Judge}, v. i.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Law) A public officer who is invested with authority to hear and determine litigated causes, and to administer justice between… …

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  • 12Judge Advocate — Judge Judge (j[u^]j), n. [OE. juge, OF. & F. juge, fr. OF. jugier, F. juger, to judge. See {Judge}, v. i.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Law) A public officer who is invested with authority to hear and determine litigated causes, and to administer justice… …

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  • 13Judge-Advocate General — Judge Judge (j[u^]j), n. [OE. juge, OF. & F. juge, fr. OF. jugier, F. juger, to judge. See {Judge}, v. i.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Law) A public officer who is invested with authority to hear and determine litigated causes, and to administer justice… …

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  • 14inconsequence — I noun disassociation, disconnection, disjunction, dissociation, immateriality, impertinence, impertinency, inapplicability, inappositeness, inconsequentiality, inconsiderableness, inconsistence, inconsistency, insignificance, irrelevance,… …

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  • 15impertinence — (n.) c.1600, from Fr. impertinence, from M.L. impertinentia, from L.L. impertinentem not belonging (see IMPERTINENT (Cf. impertinent)). Impertinency is from 1580s …

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  • 16impertinence — n.; (also impertinency) 1. Irrelevance, irrelevancy. 2. Rudeness, intrusiveness, impudence, insolence, incivility, sauciness, forwardness, boldness, presumption, effrontery, pertness, assurance, face, front, brass, brazen face. 3. Impertinent… …

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  • 17irrelevancy — n. Inapplicability, impertinency, non pertinency …

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  • 18impertinence — n. pl. impertinencies [im pʉrt′ n əns] [Fr] n. 1. the quality or fact of being impertinent; specif., a) lack of pertinence; irrelevance b) insolence; impudence 2. an impertinent act, remark, etc.: Also impertinency n …

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