blue-penciling
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blue penciling — USA The practice of modifying, narrowing or deleting a contract or contractual provision that is unenforceable so that the remainder of the agreement is enforceable. It is often used by courts adjudicating challenges to restrictive covenants. For … Law dictionary
blue-pencil — [blo͞o′pen′səl] vt. blue penciled or blue pencilled, blue penciling or blue pencilling to edit, cross out, or correct with or as with a blue pencil … English World dictionary
blue-pencil — /blooh pen seuhl/, v.t., blue penciled, blue penciling or (esp. Brit.) blue pencilled, blue pencilling. to alter, abridge, or cancel with or as with a pencil that has blue lead, as in editing a manuscript. [1885 90] * * * … Universalium
blue-pencil — /blu ˈpɛnsəl/ (say blooh pensuhl) verb (t) (blue pencilled or, US, blue penciled, blue pencilling or, US, blue penciling) to alter, abridge, or cancel with or as with a pencil that makes a blue mark, as in editing manuscript, or in censoring …
blue pencil — noun Date: 1886 a writing instrument used for editing; also the act or practice of blue penciling … New Collegiate Dictionary
blue — 1. adj., n., & v. adj. 1 having a colour like that of a clear sky. 2 sad, depressed; (of a state of affairs) gloomy, dismal (feel blue; blue times). 3 indecent, pornographic (a blue film). 4 with bluish skin through cold, fear, anger, etc. 5 Brit … Useful english dictionary
Iowa Blue — Infobox Chickenbreed name = Iowa Blue imagecaption = status = Study country = United States skincolor = Slate eggcolor = Brown comb = SingleThe Iowa Blue is a breed of chicken that originated near Decorah, Iowa in the early 20th century. Despite… … Wikipedia
Obelism — Three basic variants of dotted obelos glyphs. Obelism is the practice of annotating manuscripts with marks set in the margins. Modern obelisms are used by editors when blue penciling a manuscript or typescript. Examples are stet (which is Latin… … Wikipedia
censorship — cen·sor·ship n: the institution, system, or practice of censoring compare freedom of speech, prior restraint Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
abbreviation — Synonyms and related words: abbreviature, abrege, abridgment, abstract, apocope, aposiopesis, astriction, astringency, blue penciling, bottleneck, bowdlerization, brief, cancellation, capsule, censoring, censorship, cervix, circumscription,… … Moby Thesaurus
