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At one extreme of these is the proceeding in rem of the admiralty, which conclusively disposes of the property in its power, and, when it sells or condemns it, does not deal with this or that man's title, but gives a new title paramount to all previous interests, whatsoever they may be.

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  1. adjective Of chief concern or importance: tending first to one's paramount needs.
  2. adjective Supreme in rank, power, or authority. See Synonyms at dominant.
  3. noun One that has the highest rank, power, or authority.

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  • He broke his silence only once, a week before the election, in a message to the people insisting upon the League of Nations as the paramount issue of the campaign. —  WOODROW WILSON AS I KNOW HIM
  • Federal Aviation Administration officials say safety is paramount, adding that the controllers are watched by experienced supervisors. —  10connects.com Local News
  • If data security is paramount, the DataTraveler BlackBox is the USB flash drive of choice, despite its relatively high cost. —  ZDNET.com.au
  • "Given recent events in the global economy and its impact on Canada the economy has become a paramount issue," the consortium said in a statement. —  Top Stories - Google News
  • His swirling veils of luminous color are paramount, a direct influence on Monet. —  Christian Science Monitor | Top Stories
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  1. Anglo-Norman paramont, above : par, by (from Latin per; see per1 in Indo-European roots) + amont, above, upward; see amount.

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  1. Formerly also peramout; from Old French (Anglo-French) paramount, paramount, peramont, adverb and preposition, above (seigneur paramount, lord paramount), from par, per (from Latin per, through), by, + amont, amount, above, upward, from Latin ad montem, to a mountain: see amount. Cf. the opposite paravail.
 

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