contemplation

  • 61contemplation — The act of the mind in considering with attention. Continued attention of the mind to a particular subject. Consideration of an act or series of acts with the intention of doing or adopting them. The consideration of an event or state of facts… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 62contemplation — The act of the mind in considering with attention. Continued attention of the mind to a particular subject. Consideration of an act or series of acts with the intention of doing or adopting them. The consideration of an event or state of facts… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 63Contemplation —    см. Созерцание …

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  • 64Vie de contemplation — Contemplation La contemplation (theôria en grec est un déverbal de theôrô: je regarde, je contemple) est une application de l esprit à voir et observer certaines réalités. Le terme a un sens particulier dans la religion et dans l art. L état… …

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  • 65To have in contemplation — Contemplation Con tem*pla tion, n. [F. contemplation, L. contemplatio.] 1. The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study. [1913 Webster] In contemplation of… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 66contemplation of bankruptcy — A phrase of some pertinence under former bankruptcy acts, having reference to an assignment, conveyance, or transfer made or given with bankruptcy proceedings, voluntary or involuntary in mind, and with the intent of removing the thing assigned… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 67ART - La contemplation esthétique — La fortune philosophique de la notion de catharsis est liée essentiellement à une phrase de la Poétique d’Aristote: «La tragédie est l’imitation d’une action de caractère élevé et complète, d’une certaine étendue, dans un langage relevé… …

    Encyclopédie Universelle

  • 68Adjourned in Contemplation of Dismissal — In U.S. criminal law, Adjournment in Contemplation of Dismissal, or ACD, may be offered to a defendant in the interest of justice with a view toward ultimate dismissal of the charge (see e.g. New York Criminal Procedure Law, Section 170.55). The… …

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  • 69gift in contemplation of death — n. A gift that is promised to someone by a donor who expects to die soon that will take effect if the donor does die as expected, but for which the donor retains the title while he or she is still living, and that becomes invalid if the donor… …

    Law dictionary

  • 70in contemplation — formal : being thought about or considered A lawsuit against the company is in contemplation. • • • Main Entry: ↑contemplation * * * in contemˈplation idiom (formal …

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