disesteem
51Vilipendency — Vil i*pend en*cy, n. Disesteem; slight; disparagement. [R.] E. Waterhouse. [1913 Webster] …
52disvalue — I. transitive verb Date: 1603 1. archaic undervalue, depreciate 2. to consider of little value II. noun Date: 1603 1. obsolete disregard, disesteem …
53disfavor — disfavorer; esp. Brit., disfavourer, n. /dis fay veuhr/, n. 1. unfavorable regard; displeasure; disesteem; dislike: The prime minister incurred the king s disfavor. 2. the state of being regarded unfavorably; disrepute: The fashions of one year… …
54disvalue — /dis val yooh/, n., v., disvalued, disvaluing. n. 1. disesteem; disparagement. v.t. 2. Archaic. to depreciate; disparage. [1595 1605; DIS 1 + VALUE] * * * …
55Thomas Jefferson: On Civil and Natural Rights — ▪ Primary Source Francis Walker Gilmer, a lawyer and author, was one of Jefferson s numerous correspondents in the years after 1812. In the following letter to Gilmer of June 7, 1816, Jefferson discoursed on the extent to which… …
56contempt — con·tempt /kən tempt/ n 1: willful disobedience or open disrespect of the orders, authority, or dignity of a court or judge acting in a judicial capacity by disruptive language or conduct or by failure to obey the court s orders; also: the… …
57depreciate — de·pre·ci·ate /di prē shē ˌāt/ vb at·ed, at·ing vt: to subject to depreciation: lower the value of vi: to fall in value compare appreciate Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
58discount — dis·count 1 / dis ˌkau̇nt/ n: a reduction made from the gross amount or value of something: as a: a reduction made from a regular or list price or a proportionate deduction from a debt account usu. made for prompt payment or for payment in cash b …
59dishonor — dis·hon·or 1 n: refusal on the part of the issuer (as a bank) to pay or accept commercial paper (as a check) when it is presented see also wrongful dishonor dishonor 2 vt: to refuse to pay or accept a bank dishonor ing the checks for insufficient …
60value — 1. noun /ˈvæl.juː/ a) The quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable The Shakespearean Shylock is of dubious value in the modern world. b) The degree of importance you give to something. The value of my childrens… …
