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761 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. VALIDITY.3 (Noah Webster)
2. Legal strength or force; that quality of a thing which renders it supportable in law or equity; as the validity of a will; the validity of a grant; the validity …
762 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. VENDIBLE.1 (Noah Webster)
… such legal fitness.
763 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. VERIFICATION.1 (Noah Webster)
VERIFICATION, n. [See Verify.] The act of verifying or proving to be true; the act of confirming or establishing the authenticity of any powers granted, or of any transaction, by legal or competent evidence.
764 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. VINDICATION.3 (Noah Webster)
2. The act of supporting by proof or legal process; the proving of any thing to be just; as the vindication of a title, claim or right.
765 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. VIRTUE.22 (Noah Webster)
10. Legal efficacy or power; authority. A man administers the laws by virtue of a commission.
766 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. VOID.4 (Noah Webster)
3. Having no legal or binding force; null; not effectual to bind parties, or to convey or support a right; not sufficient to produce its effect. Thus a deed not duly signed and sealed, is void. A fraudulent contract is void, or may be rendered void.
767 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. VOTE.4 (Noah Webster)
3. Expression of will be a majority; legal decision by some expression of the minds of a number; as, the vote was unanimous.
768 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. VOTER.1 (Noah Webster)
VOTER, n. One who has a legal right to vote or give his suffrage.
769 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. WARRANT.22 (Noah Webster)
6. Right; legality.
770 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. WARRANTER.2 (Noah Webster)
1. One who gives authority or legally empowers.
771 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. WHIPPER.1 (Noah Webster)
WHIPPER, n. One who whips; particularly, an officer who inflicts the penalty of legal whipping.
772 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. WRIT.8 (Noah Webster)
3. A legal instrument.
773 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. WRITING.6 (Noah Webster)
2. Any thing written or expressed in letters; hence, any legal instrument, as a deed, a receipt, a bond, an agreement, etc.
774 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. WRONG.3 (Noah Webster)
… ; not legal; erroneous; as a wrong practice; wrong ideas; a wrong course of life; wrong measures; wrong inclinations and desires; a wrong application of talents …
775 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. YEAR.18 (Noah Webster)
The civil or legal year, in England, formerly commenced on the 25th day of March. This practice continued till after the settlement of America, and the first settlers of New England observed it for many years.
776 The Pocket Ellen G. White Dictionary, p. foolscap.2 (Jud Lake & Michael W. Campbell)
A roughly legal-size piece of paper, typically with a watermark (3BIO 102). This stationery was common in the nineteenth century.
777 The Pocket Ellen G. White Dictionary, p. perfection.2 (Jud Lake & Michael W. Campbell)
… as legally perfect through justification; (2) relative perfection when the believer is relatively perfect through ongoing sanctification and victory …
778 The Pocket Ellen G. White Dictionary, p. righteousness by faith.2 (Jud Lake & Michael W. Campbell)
… toward legalism. The church had become as “dry as the hills of Gilboa” spiritually (RH Mar. 11, 1890). She strongly supported the emphasis upon Christ and His righteousness …
779 A Gift of Light, p. 27.4 (Roger W. Coon)
… first legal organization of Seventh-day Adventists), Battle Creek became the Adventists’ headquarters. The organization of the General Conference followed …
780 A Prophet Among You, p. 99.2 (T. Housel Jemison)
… by legalism and good works.