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were so transported that their gratitude made them, notwithstanding his prohibition, proclaim the wonders he had done. Dr. H. More.

nd of no effect, or of no legal effect. Right of nullification (U. S. Hist.), the right claimed in behalf of a State to nullify or make void, by its sovereign act or decree, an enactment of the general government which it deems unconstitutional.

To declare publicly or solemnly; to proclaim formally. [Obs.] In whose presence did St. Peter nuncupate it Barrow.

hich the purpose are fixed as the end of action or effort; that which is sought for; end; aim; motive; final cause. Object, beside its proper signification, came to be abusively applied to denote motive, end, final cause.... This innovation was probably borrowed from the French. Sir. W. Hamilton. Let our object be, our…

nions from all sorts of people. Shak. Friendship . . . gives a man a peculiar right and claim to the good opinion of his friend. South. However, I have no opinion of those things. Bacon.

may enter into trade. If man's convenience, health, Or safety interfere, his rights and claims Are paramount. Cowper.

l from much grief. Shak. And spangled heavens, a shining frame, Their great Original proclaim. Addison.

pparent; -- often used as opposed to real or actual; as, an ostensible reason, motive, or aim. D. Ramsay.

One who cries out or proclaims; a herald or crier.

To remove from legal jurisdiction or enforcement; as, to outlaw a debt or claim; to deprive of legal force. "Laws outlawed by necessity." Fuller.

state of being an owner; the right to own; exclusive right of possession; legal or just claim or title; proprietorship.

Having or bearing a palm or palms. Paimed deer (Zoöl.), a stag of full growth, bearing palms. See lst Palm, 4.

All-wise; claiming universal knowledge; as, pansophical pretenders. [R.] John Worthington.

Kindred; family; birth. [Obs.] Ld. Berners. We claim to be of high parage. Chaucer.

Fig.: To make to conform to something else in character, motive, aim, or the like. His life is paralleled Even with the stroke and line of his great justice. Shak.

sually a solicitor, professionally employed by private parties to explain and recommend claims, bills, etc., under consideration of Parliament. [Eng.] -- Parliamentary train, one of the trains which, by act of Parliament, railway companies are required to run for the conveyance of third-class passengers at a reduced ra…

id; to shift or put off; to evade. The French government has parried the payment of our claims. E. Everett.

tion; to share. To part his throne, and share his heaven with thee. Pope. They parted my raiment among them. John xix. 24.

on. -- Particular lien (Law), a lien, or a right to retain a thing, for some charge or claim growing out of, or connected with, that particular thing. -- Particular redemption, the doctrine that the purpose, act, and provisions of redemption are restricted to a limited number of the human race. See Calvinism.…

ep. Milton. Peep sight, an adjustable piece, pierced with a small hole to peep through in aiming, attached to a rifle or other firearm near the breech.