Search for: legalism
2501 Etymology dictionary, p. discussion (n.).2
… , investigation, legal trial" and directly from Medieval Latin discussionem (nominative discussio ) "examination, discussion," in classical Latin, "a shaking …
2502 Etymology dictionary, p. disloyal (adj.).2
… " (see legal ). Sometimes also "not true to one's obligations or engagements," especially to a lover, spouse, or friend, (late 15c.), but this sense is rare.
2503 Etymology dictionary, p. disloyalty (n.).2
… " (see legal ). Since c. 1600 especially "violation of allegiance or duty to a state or sovereign."
2504 Etymology dictionary, p. dismiss (v.).2
… or legal charges;" late 15c., "remove from office, service, or employment," apparently from Latin dimissus, past participle of dimittere "send away, send different …
2505 Etymology dictionary, p. disorderly (adj.).2
… to legal authority, disposed to violate law;" see disorder (n.) + -ly (1). The meaning "untidy, being out of proper order" is attested from 1630s; the older senses are those …
2506 Etymology dictionary, p. disown (v.).2
1620s; see dis- + own (v.) in the sense "be responsible for, have legal authority over (and thus legal liability for)." Related: Disowned; disowning .
2507 Etymology dictionary, p. district (n.).2
… ) for legal reasons." It is a noun use of the past participle of Latin distringere "to draw apart, hinder," also in Medieval Latin "compel, coerce," from dis- "apart" (see …
2508 Etymology dictionary, p. divest (v.).3
… or legal process" is from 1570s. Economic sense "sell off (a subsidiary company, later an investment) is by 1961. Related: Divested; divesting .
2509 Etymology dictionary, p. divorce (n.).2
… 14c., "legal dissolution of the bond of marriage," from Old French divorce (14c.), from Latin divortium "separation, dissolution of marriage," from divertere "to separate …
2510 Etymology dictionary, p. domain (n.).3
… " comes legal eminent domain "ultimate or supreme lordship over all property in the state" is attested from 1738.
2511 Etymology dictionary, p. dower (n.).2
… modern legal use, "portion of a late husband's real property allowed to a widow for her life." Meaning "one's portion of natural gifts" is from late 14c.
2512 Etymology dictionary, p. droit (n.).2
… , a legal claim to one's due," mid-15c., from Old French droit, dreit "right," from Medieval Latin directum (contracted drictum ) "right, justice, law," neuter or accusative …
2513 Etymology dictionary, p. dues (n.).2
"fee for membership," 1660s, plural of due (n.) in the sense "payment legally due or obligatory" (1540s). To pay (one's) dues in the figurative sense "undergo hardships to gain experience" is from 1943.
2514 Etymology dictionary, p. duty (n.).2
… , or legal obligation to do or perform"); from Vulgar Latin *debutus, from Latin debitus, past participle of debere "to owe," originally, "keep something away from …
2515 Etymology dictionary, p. dutiful (adj.).2
"performing the duties required by social or legal obligation; obediently respectful," 1550s, from duty + -ful. Related: Dutifully; dutifulness. Shakespeare uses duteous .
2516 Etymology dictionary, p. easement (n.).2
late 14c., "compensation, redress," from Old French aisement "comfort, convenience; use, enjoyment," from aisier "to ease," from aise (see ease (n.)). The meaning "legal right or privilege of using something not one's own" is from early 15c.
2517 Etymology dictionary, p. -ee.2
… in legal English (and in imitation of it), representing the Anglo-French -é ending of past participles used as nouns (compare -y (3)). As these sometimes were coupled …
2518 Etymology dictionary, p. elide (v.).2
… , a legal term, "to annul, do away with," from French elider (16c.), from Latin elidere "strike out, force out," in grammar "suppress (a vowel)" from ex "out" (see ex- ) + -lidere, combining …
2519 Etymology dictionary, p. eligibility (n.).2
1640s, "worthiness to be chosen," from eligible + -ity. From 1715 as "legal qualification to be chosen."
2520 Etymology dictionary, p. emancipate (v.).2
… the legal authority ( patria potestas ) of the pater familias, to make his or her own way in the world; from assimilated form of ex- "out, away" (see ex- ) + mancipare "deliver …