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The Alien Enemies Act
An Act respecting alien enemies Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That whenever there shall be a…2009 Year in Review
Top events for the nation and the world News and Analysis News of the Nation xx • xx • xx • xx News of the World Presidential Election Marred by…Brewer's: Aft-meal
An extra meal; a meal taken after and in addition to the ordinary meals. “At aft-meals who shall pay for the wine?” —Thynne: Debate. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham…Brewer's: Issue
The point of law in debate or in question. “At issue,” under dispute. To join issue. To take opposite views of a question, or opposite sides in a suit. To join issues. To leave a suit to…Brewer's: Græmes
(The). A class of free-booters, who inhabited the debatable land, and were transported to Ireland at the beginning of the seventeenth century. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E.…Brewer's: Divide
(2 syl.). When the members in the House of Commons interrupt a speaker by crying out divide, they mean, bring the debate to an end and put the motion to the vote —i.e. let the ayes…Brewer's: Lungs of London
The parks. In a debate, June 30th, 1808, respecting encroachments upon Hyde Park, Mr. Windham said it was the “lungs of London.” Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer…Brewer's: Raymond
(in Jerusalem Delivered). Master of 4,000 infantry, Count of Toulouse, equal to Godfrey in the “wisdom of cool debate” (bk. iii.). This Nestor of the Crusaders slew Aladine, the king of…Brewer's: Starvation Dundas
Henry Dundas, first Lord Melville, who was the first to introduce the word starvation into the language, on an American debate: in 1775. (Anglo-Saxon, steorfan, to perish of hunger; German…Brewer's: Wooden Wedge
Last in the classical tripos. When, in 1824, the classical tripos was instituted at Cambridge, it was debated by what name to call the last on the list…Trending
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