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11LÉVY — LÉVY, family of musicians in mid 18th century Paris. They were probably admitted to reside in Paris by Louis XV among the limited number of merchants and representatives of liberal professions. The talented members of the family enjoyed… …
12Levy — Lev y, n. [F. lev[ e]e, fr. lever to raise. See {Lever}, and cf. {Levee}.] 1. The act of levying or collecting by authority; as, the levy of troops, taxes, etc. [1913 Webster] A levy of all the men left under sixty. Thirlwall. [1913 Webster] 2.… …
13Levy — Lev y, v. i. To seize property, real or personal, or subject it to the operation of an execution; to make a levy; as, to levy on property; the usual mode of levying, in England, is by seizing the goods. [1913 Webster] {To levy on goods and… …
14Levy — [ vi], 1) David, israelischer Politiker, * Rabat 1937, sephardischer Jude, Bauarbeiter; übersiedelte 1957 nach Israel, wurde Mitglied der Israel. Arbeitspartei, dann der Cherut. Nach dem Austritt aus dem Likud Block (Juni 1995) gründete er… …
15Lévy — L un des noms juifs les plus répandus. Lévi était l un des fils de Jacob, ancêtre éponyme de l une des douze tribus d Israël, celle où se recrutaient les prêtres (kohens) et leurs assistants (les lévites). Origine : hébreu lewî (= accompagnateur) …
16Levy's — may refer to:*Henry S. Levy and Sons, a former bakery in Brooklyn *Levy s (department store), a former department store chain in Arizona …
17levy — ► NOUN (pl. levies) 1) the imposition of a tax, fee, fine, or subscription. 2) a sum of money raised by a levy. 3) archaic a body of enlisted troops. ► VERB (levies, levied) 1) impose or seize as a levy …
18Levy — Levy, 1) Jakob, jüd. Gelehrter, geb. im Mai 1819 in Dobrzyze (Posen), gest. 1892, studierte in Breslau, wurde 1845 Rabbiner zu Rosenberg in Oberschlesien, 1850 Rabbinatsassessor in Breslau, 1871 Stiftsrabbiner eines Talmudlehrhauses (Bet… …
19levy — (1) The legal process of seizing and liquidating the assets of a debtor in satisfaction of a judgment. (2) The assessment or collection of a tax (SA Bankruptcy.com) Under the Bankruptcy and insolvency Act the government has imposed a levy (in… …
20levy — [n] assessment, tax burden, collection, custom, duty, exaction, excise, fee, gathering, imposition, impost, muster, tariff, toll; concept 329 levy [v] assess, impose call, call up, charge, collect, demand, exact, extort, gather, lay on, place,… …
