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101test — To bring one to a trial and examination, or to ascertain the truth or the quality or fitness of a thing. Something by which to ascertain the truth respecting another thing; a criterion, gauge, standard, or norm. In public law, an inquiry or… …
102IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT — IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT, the imprisonment of a debtor who fails to pay his debt on or before the date due. Prevalence in Other Legal Systems Influenced by Roman law (see execution civil law), imprisonment for debt was the most common means of… …
103PALESTINE, INQUIRY COMMISSIONS — PALESTINE, INQUIRY COMMISSIONS, a series of commissions and committees that conducted inquiries into the internal developments, system of government, and political status of Palestine against the background of British and international… …
104Analyze — An a*lyze, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Analyzed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Analyzing}.] [Cf. F. analyser. See {Analysis}.] 1. To subject to analysis; to resolve (anything complex) into its elements; to separate into the constituent parts, for the purpose of an… …
105Analyzed — Analyze An a*lyze, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Analyzed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Analyzing}.] [Cf. F. analyser. See {Analysis}.] 1. To subject to analysis; to resolve (anything complex) into its elements; to separate into the constituent parts, for the… …
106Analyzing — Analyze An a*lyze, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Analyzed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Analyzing}.] [Cf. F. analyser. See {Analysis}.] 1. To subject to analysis; to resolve (anything complex) into its elements; to separate into the constituent parts, for the… …
107Calculate — Cal cu*late, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Calculater}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Calculating}.] [L, calculatus, p. p. of calculate, fr. calculus a pebble, a stone used in reckoning; hence, a reckoning, fr. calx, calcis, a stone used in gaming, limestone. See… …
108Calculater — Calculate Cal cu*late, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Calculater}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Calculating}.] [L, calculatus, p. p. of calculate, fr. calculus a pebble, a stone used in reckoning; hence, a reckoning, fr. calx, calcis, a stone used in gaming, limestone …
109Calculating — Calculate Cal cu*late, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Calculater}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Calculating}.] [L, calculatus, p. p. of calculate, fr. calculus a pebble, a stone used in reckoning; hence, a reckoning, fr. calx, calcis, a stone used in gaming, limestone …
110Determine — De*ter mine, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Determined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Determining}.] [F. d[ e]terminer, L. determinare, determinatum; de + terminare limit, terminus limit. See {Term}.] 1. To fix the boundaries of; to mark off and separate. [1913… …
