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- noun Obsolete spelling of
absolviture . - noun Erroneous spelling of
absolvitor .
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Examples
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Prima haec est ultio, quod se judice nemo nocens absolvitur, improba quamvis gratia fallacis praetoris vicerit urnam.
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* Prima est ultio quod se Judice, nemo nocens absolvitur, improba quamvis Gratia fallacis Praetoris vicerit urnam: [1079] 1
Commentary on Genesis - Volume 1 1509-1564 1996
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The motto of the Edinburgh Review -- "_Judex damnatur cum nocens absolvitur_" -- was a very good indication of the spirit of its founders, whose legal habits and aspirations naturally suggested the spectacle of
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 102, April, 1866 Various
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Judex damnatur cum nocens absolvitur, the motto adopted for the Edinburgh Review.
Quotations 1919
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Judex damnatur cum nocens absolvitur, the motto adopted for the Edinburgh Review.
Quotations 1919
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Judex damnatur cum nocens absolvitur, the motto adopted for the Edinburgh Review.
Quotations 1919
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The fine old motto of the 'Edinburgh Review,' _Judex damnatur cum nocens absolvitur_, is, when reduced to practice, apt to strain the relations between the 'judex' and the 'nocens;' and in this case the very outspoken review, published under Reeve's sanction, caused a coolness between the two men, the editor and the author, who had previously been on friendly terms.
Memoirs of the Life and Correspondence of Henry Reeve, C.B., D.C.L. In Two Volumes. Volume II. John Knox Laughton 1872
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_Judex damnatur si nocens absolvitur_ is our motto.
Memoirs of the Life and Correspondence of Henry Reeve, C.B., D.C.L. In Two Volumes. Volume II. John Knox Laughton 1872
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[710-4] Judex damnatur cum nocens absolvitur, -- the motto adopted for the "Edinburgh Review."
Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature John Bartlett 1862
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* Prima est haec ultio, quod se judice nemo nocens absolvitur.
Sermons Preached Upon Several Occasions. Vol. V. 1634-1716 1823
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