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adjective
all-embracing, all-inclusive, blanket, broad, catholic, collective, compendious, complete, composite, comprehensive, encyclopedic, encyclopedical, exhaustive, expansive, extensive, general, generic, generical, inclusive, inclusory, indiscriminate, limitless, miscellaneous, of great scope, overall, pandemic, sweeping, unlimited, unqualified, unrestricted, wide-reaching, widespread
associated concepts: omnibus law
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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adj.Containing several components or items.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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adj. Having many purposes or treating with numerous things at the same time; including many things.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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(Latin: For all; containing two or more independent matters.)A term frequently used in reference to a legislative bill comprised of two or more general subjects that is designed to compel the executive to approve provisions that he or she would otherwise reject but that he or she signs into law to prevent the defeat of the entire bill.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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[Latin, For all; containing two or more independent matters.] A term frequently used in reference to a legislative bill comprised of two or more general subjects that is designed to compel the executive to approve provisions that he or she would otherwise reject but that he or she signs into law to prevent the defeat of the entire bill.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
