mere+words

  • 121sententia — /sentensh(iy)a/ In the civil law, sense; import; as distinguished from mere words. The deliberate expression of one s will or intention. The sentence of a judge or court …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 122delivery — A handing over; the surrender of possession to another; a release from imprisonment. As used in a statute against fraudulent conveyances, the word implies the surrender of the control of the property by the vendor and the assumption of possession …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 123In conventionibus contrahentium voluntas potius quam verba spectari placuit — In contracts, it is well to regard the intention of the parties rather than their mere words. Jackson ex dem. Craigie v Wilkinson (NY) 17 Johns 146, 150 …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 124op|pro|bri|um — «uh PROH bree uhm», noun. 1. the disgrace or reproach caused by shameful conduct; infamy; scorn; abuse: »Because I had turned against him…I was loaded with general opprobrium (Charlotte Brontë). There might very well arise the ill considered… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 125without recourse — Words that may be used by a drawer in signing a draft or check so as to eliminate completely the drawer s secondary liability. This phrase, used in making a qualified indorsement of a negotiable instrument, signifies that the indorser means to… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 126covenant — Words used in a deed whereby the grantor, the grantee, or each of them, binds himself to the other for the performance or nonperformance of a particular act or thing, or for the existence or nonexistence of a particular state of facts, and for… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 127The Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist —     The Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist     In this article we shall consider:     ♦ the fact of the Real Presence, which is, indeed, the central dogma;     ♦ the …

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  • 128Blessed Virgin —     The Blessed Virgin Mary     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Blessed Virgin Mary     The Blessed Virgin Mary is the mother of Jesus Christ, the mother of God.     In general, the theology and history of Mary the …

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