“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
FALSICRIMEN
Fal"si*cri"men. Etym: [L.] (Civ. Law)
Definition: The crime of falsifying.
Note: This term in the Roman law included not only forgery, but every species of fraud and deceit. It never has been used in so extensive a sense in modern common law, in which its predominant significance is forgery, though it also includes perjury and offenses of a like character. Burrill. Greenleaf.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) status with respect to the relations between people or groups; “on good terms with her in-laws”; “on a friendly footing”
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