English Dictionary: US Government Printing Office |
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U.S. government
n 1: the executive and legislative and judicial branches of the
federal government of the United States [syn: {United
States government}, {United States}, {U.S. government}, {US
Government}, {U.S.}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- US Border Patrol
- n
- the mobile law enforcement arm of the Immigration and
Naturalization Service that detects and prevents illegal entry of aliens into the United States
Synonym(s): United States Border Patrol, US Border Patrol
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- US Government
- n
- the executive and legislative and judicial branches of the
federal government of the United States
Synonym(s): United States government, United States, U.S. government, US Government, U.S.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- US Government Printing Office
- n
- an agency of the legislative branch that provides printing
and binding services for Congress and the departments and establishments of the federal government
Synonym(s): United States Government Printing Office, US Government Printing Office, Government Printing Office, GPO
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- usufruct
- n
- a legal right to use and derive profit from property
belonging to someone else provided that the property itself is not injured in any way
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- usufructuary
- adj
- of or relating to the nature of a usufruct
- n
- someone who holds property by usufruct
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Usufruct \U"su*fruct\ (?; 277), n. [L. usufructus, ususfructus,
usus et fructus; usus use + fructus fruit.] (Law)
The right of using and enjoying the profits of an estate or
other thing belonging to another, without impairing the
substance. --Burrill.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Usufructuary \U`su*fruc"tu*a*ry\, n. [L. usufructuarius.] (Law)
A person who has the use of property and reaps the profits of
it. --Wharton.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Usufructuary \U`su*fruc"tu*a*ry\, a. (Law)
Of or pertaining to a usufruct; having the nature of a
usufruct.
The ordinary graces bequeathed by Christ to his church,
as the usufructuary property of all its members.
--Coleridge.
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From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: |
Uxbridge, MA
Zip code(s): 01569
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