Legal+force+or+strength

  • 1Strength — Strength, n. [OE. strengthe, AS. streng[eth]u, fr. strang strong. See {Strong}.] 1. The quality or state of being strong; ability to do or to bear; capacity for exertion or endurance, whether physical, intellectual, or moral; force; vigor; power; …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2LEGAL AND JUDICIAL SYSTEM — UNDER THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE (1876–1917) Judiciary Throughout the period from the promulgation of the Ottoman Constitution of 1876 until the present time there have been both secular and religious courts exercising jurisdiction in the territory of… …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • 3force — 1 n 1: a cause of motion, activity, or change intervening force: a force that acts after another s negligent act or omission has occurred and that causes injury to another: intervening cause at cause irresistible force: an unforeseeable event esp …

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  • 4force — n 1 *power, energy, strength, might, puissance Analogous words: *stress, strain, pressure, tension: *speed, velocity, momentum, impetus, headway 2 Force, violence, compulsion, coercion, duress, constraint, restraint denote the exercise or the… …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 5strength — [streŋkth, streŋth; ] often [ strenth] n. [ME strengthe < OE strengthu < * strang ithu: see STRONG & TH1] 1. the state or quality of being strong; force; power; vigor 2. the power to resist strain, stress, etc.; toughness; durability 3. the …

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  • 6force majeure — force ma·jeure / fȯrs ma zhər, mȧ zhœ̅r/ n [French, superior force] 1: superior or insuperable force 2: an event (as war, labor strike, or extreme weather) or effect that cannot be reasonably anticipated or controlled: fortuitous event compare …

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  • 7strength — I noun brawn, cogency, concentration, durability, efficacy, emphasis, endurance, energy, fervor, firmness, force, hardiness, health, impregnability, intensity, main, mainstay, might, mightiness, muscle, opes, potency, power, proof, puissance,… …

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  • 8force majeure — force ma|jeure [ ,fɔrs ma ʒɜr ] noun uncount 1. ) LEGAL an unexpected event that stops you from doing something you promised to do in a contract 2. ) greater strength or power …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 9On the strength of — Strength Strength, n. [OE. strengthe, AS. streng[eth]u, fr. strang strong. See {Strong}.] 1. The quality or state of being strong; ability to do or to bear; capacity for exertion or endurance, whether physical, intellectual, or moral; force;… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 10Upon the strength of — Strength Strength, n. [OE. strengthe, AS. streng[eth]u, fr. strang strong. See {Strong}.] 1. The quality or state of being strong; ability to do or to bear; capacity for exertion or endurance, whether physical, intellectual, or moral; force;… …

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