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  • 111Albert Robles — Albert T. Robles (not to be confused with Albert Robles, another politician) is an American politician and former mayor, councilman, treasurer, and deputy city manager for the City of South Gate, California. He also served as an elected Director… …

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  • 112Shem-Tob ben Isaac of Tortosa — Shem Ṭob ben Isaac of Tortosa (born at Tortosa 1196) was a Provençal rabbi and physician.LifeHe engaged in commerce, and travelled. Once at Acre, he was reminded by its rabbi of his insufficient knowledge of the Jewish religion; and he left the… …

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  • 11399-year lease — A 99 year lease was, under historic common law, the longest possible term of a lease of real property. It is no longer the law in most common law jurisdictions today, yet 99 year leases continue to be common as a matter of business practice and… …

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  • 114Pickwickian — adj. generous and naive, characterized by simplicity and generosity; not literal, not typical in meaning; strange, abnormal (named after a character in the Charles Dickens novel The Pickwick Papers ); of or pertaining to Mr. Pickwick (a character …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 115liberal — adj 1. progressive, forward looking, pro gressivist, reformist; radical, left wing, leftist; libertarian, latitudinarian, libertine, free thinking, liberal minded, independent; humanistic, enlightened, up to date, modern. 2. tolerant, indulgent,… …

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  • 116liberal — /lib(a)ral/ Free in giving; generous; not restrained or narrow minded; not literal or strict …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 117liberal — /lib(a)ral/ Free in giving; generous; not restrained or narrow minded; not literal or strict …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 118fig·u·ra·tive — /ˈfıgjərətıv/ adj 1 of words, language, etc. : used with a meaning that is different from the basic meaning and that expresses an idea in an interesting way by using language that usually describes something else : not literal The phrase “know… …

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  • 119Figurative — Fig ur*a*tive, a. [L. figurativus: cf. F. figuratif. See {Figurative}.] 1. Representing by a figure, or by resemblance; typical; representative. [1913 Webster] This, they will say, was figurative, and served, by God s appointment, but for a time …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 120Figurative counterpoint — Figurative Fig ur*a*tive, a. [L. figurativus: cf. F. figuratif. See {Figurative}.] 1. Representing by a figure, or by resemblance; typical; representative. [1913 Webster] This, they will say, was figurative, and served, by God s appointment, but… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English