RESUMPTIONS

Noun

resumptions

plural of resumption

Source: Wiktionary


RESUMPTION

Re*sump"tion, n. Etym: [cf. F. résumption, L. resumptio restoration, recovery, fr. resumere. See Resume.]

1. The act of resuming; as, the resumption of a grant, of delegated powers, of an argument, of specie payments, etc.

2. (Eng.Law)

Definition: The taking again into the king's hands of such lands or tenements as he had granted to any man on false suggestions or other error.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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6 June 2025

PUNGENCY

(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”


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