equivocal expression
1Equivocal — E*quiv o*cal, a. [L. aequivocus: aequus equal + vox, vocis, word. See {Equal}, and {Voice}, and cf. {Equivoque}.] 1. (Literally, called equally one thing or the other; hence:) Having two significations equally applicable; capable of double… …
2Equivocal chord — Equivocal E*quiv o*cal, a. [L. aequivocus: aequus equal + vox, vocis, word. See {Equal}, and {Voice}, and cf. {Equivoque}.] 1. (Literally, called equally one thing or the other; hence:) Having two significations equally applicable; capable of… …
3Equivocal — E*quiv o*cal, n. A word or expression capable of different meanings; an ambiguous term; an equivoque. [1913 Webster] In languages of great ductility, equivocals like that just referred to are rarely found. Fitzed. Hall. [1913 Webster] …
4equivocal — 1. noun /əˈkwɪvəkəl/ A word or expression capable of different meanings; an ambiguous term; an equivoque. Syn: double entendre 2. adjective /əˈkwɪvəkəl/ a) (Literally, called equally one thing or the other; …
5Mental Reservation — • The name applied to a doctrine which has grown out of the common Catholic teaching about lying and which is its complement Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Mental Reservation Mental Reservation …
6argumentum ab inconvenienti plurimum valet in lege — argumentum ab inconvenienti plurimum valet [est validum] in lege /argyamentam aeb irjkanviyniyentay pl(y)uramam vaelat in liyjiy est vaeladam / An argument drawn from inconvenience is of the greatest weight [is forcible] in law. If there be in… …
7argumentum ab inconvenienti plurimum est validum in lege — argumentum ab inconvenienti plurimum valet [est validum] in lege /argyamentam aeb irjkanviyniyentay pl(y)uramam vaelat in liyjiy est vaeladam / An argument drawn from inconvenience is of the greatest weight [is forcible] in law. If there be in… …
8argumentum ab inconvenienti plurimum valet in lege — argumentum ab inconvenienti plurimum valet [est validum] in lege /argyamentam aeb irjkanviyniyentay pl(y)uramam vaelat in liyjiy est vaeladam / An argument drawn from inconvenience is of the greatest weight [is forcible] in law. If there be in… …
9argumentum ab inconvenienti plurimum est validum in lege — argumentum ab inconvenienti plurimum valet [est validum] in lege /argyamentam aeb irjkanviyniyentay pl(y)uramam vaelat in liyjiy est vaeladam / An argument drawn from inconvenience is of the greatest weight [is forcible] in law. If there be in… …
10equivoke — noun see equivoque * * * equivoke or equivoque /ekˈwi vōk/ noun 1. An equivocal expression 2. Equivocation 3. A quibble 4. A pun • • • Main Entry: ↑equivocal …
