ACQUIESCENCES

Noun

acquiescences

plural of acquiescence

Source: Wiktionary


ACQUIESCENCE

Ac`qui*es"cence, n. Etym: [Cf. F. acquiescence.]

1. A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent content; -- distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satisfaction.

2. (Crim. Law) (a) Submission to an injury by the party injured. (b) Tacit concurrence in the action of another. Wharton. p. 17

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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