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Brewer's: Lien
A bond. (Latin, ligamen). Legally, a bond on goods for a debt; a right to retain goods in a creditor's hands till he has satisfied a legal claim for debt. Source: Dictionary of Phrase…Brewer's: Debris
The débris of an army. The remnants of a routed army. Débris means the fragments of a worn-down rock. It is a geological term ( débriser, to break down). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and…Brewer's: Decameron
A volume of tales related in ten days (Greek, deka, hemera), as the Decameron of Boccaccio, which contains one hundred tales related in ten days. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable,…Brewer's: Bad Books
You are in my bad books. Under disgrace. Also In my black books.(See Black Books.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Bad DebtsBad Blood A B C D E F G H…State of the Union Address: Harry S. Truman (January 21, 1946)
Harry S. Truman (January 21, 1946) To the Congress of the United States: A quarter century ago the Congress decided that it could no longer consider the financial programs of the various departments…Brewer's: Saxon English
The “Lord's Prayer” is almost all of it Anglo-Saxon. The words trespasses, trespass, and temptation are of Latin origin. The substitution of “debts” and “debtors” (as “forgive us our debts…Brewer's: Pay with the Roll of the Drum
(To). Not to pay at all. No soldier can be arrested for debt when on the march. How happy the soldier who lives on his pay, And spends half-a-crown out of sixpence a day; He cares not for…Some Reactions to Federalist Arguments
Some Reactions to Federalist Argumentsby This was an essay by "BRUTUS JUNIOR" which appeared in The New-York Journal on November 8, 1787. Two articles by "A COUNTRYMAN" were written by DeWitt…The Federalist Papers: Federalist No. 30
by AlexanderHamilton, JamesMadison and JohnJayFederalist No. 29Federalist No. 31Federalist No. 30 Concerning the General Power of Taxation To the People of the State of New York: It…Brutus V
Brutus V13 December 1787AbstractA powerful rebuttal of Hamilton, the logic of Brutus can be found in a supreme Court decision of 1819, McCulloch v. Maryland. Taken from "Brutus" fifth essay,…Trending
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