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51it’s an ill bird that fouls its own nest — A condemnation of a person who vilifies his own family, country, etc. Cf. medieval L. nidos commaculans inmundus habebitur ales, the bird is unclean that soils its nest. a 1250 Owl & Nightingale (1960) 1. 99 Dahet habbe [a curse on] that ilke… …
52Christian Use of the Alphabet — Christian Use of the Alphabet † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Christian Use of the Alphabet The Hebrew, Greek and Latin alphabets have been variously made use of in Christian liturgy. During Holy Week the Hebrew alphabet is sung, each of… …
53To hear ill — Hear Hear, v. i. 1. To have the sense or faculty of perceiving sound. The hearing ear. Prov. xx. 12. [1913 Webster] 2. To use the power of perceiving sound; to perceive or apprehend by the ear; to attend; to listen. [1913 Webster] So spake our… …
54Uniform Rights of the Terminally Ill Act — The Uniform Rights of the Terminally Ill Act (1985, revised 1989), has been recommended as a Uniform Act in the United States, and subsequently been passed by many states. The law allows a person to declare a living will specifying that, if the… …
55Operation Ill Wind — was a three year investigation launched in 1986 by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation into corruption by U.S. government and military officials and defense contractors. About 12 government officials were convicted of various crimes …
56for public use — As a test of the character of a company as a public utility:–of or belonging to the people; open to all the people to the extent of the capacity of the plant. State Public Utilities Com. v Monarch Refrigerator Co. 267 Ill 528, 108 NE 716 …
57abuse — 1 /ə byüz/ vt abused, abus·ing 1: to put to a use other than the one intended: as a: to put to a bad or unfair use abusing the powers of office b: to put to improper or excessive use abuse narcotics …
58abuse — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. misuse, misapply; mistreat, injure, damage; malign, scold, berate, vilify, curse; flay. n. injury, desecration; insult. See disapprobation, badness, deception, impurity, wrong.Ant., praise,… …
59misuse — I noun abuse, degradation, erroneous use, ill treatment, ill usage, ill use, improper usage, improper use, incorrect usage, incorrect use, maladministration, malpractice, maltreatment, misapplication, misappropriation, misemployment, mishandling …
60abuse — Synonyms and related words: abuse of office, addiction, afflict, aggrieve, assail, assailing, assault, atrocity, attack, bark at, batter, befoul, befoulment, belittle, berate, berating, betongue, betray, betrayal, bewitch, billingsgate, bitter… …
