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quiescence
(encz) | quiescence,nehybnost n: Zdeněk Brož |
Quiescence
(gcide) | Quiescence \Qui*es"cence\, Quiescency \Qui*es"cen*cy\, n. [L.
quiescentia, fr. quiescens, p. pr.; cf. F. quiestence. See
Quiesce.]
The state or quality of being quiescent. "Quiescence, bodily
and mental." --H. Spencer.
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Deeds will be done; -- while be boasts his quiescence.
--R. Browning.
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quiescence
(wn) | quiescence
n 1: a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction; "the
volcano erupted after centuries of dormancy" [syn:
dormancy, quiescence, quiescency]
2: quiet and inactive restfulness [syn: quiescence,
quiescency, dormancy, sleeping] |
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acquiescence
(mass) | acquiescence
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acquiescence
(encz) | acquiescence,souhlas n: Zdeněk Brož |
Acquiescence
(gcide) | Acquiescence \Ac`qui*es"cence\, n. [Cf. F. acquiescence.]
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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.
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2. (Crim. Law)
(a) Submission to an injury by the party injured.
(b) Tacit concurrence in the action of another. --Wharton.
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Nonacquiescence
(gcide) | Nonacquiescence \Non*ac`qui*es"cence\, n.
Refusal of acquiescence; failure to yield or comply.
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Quiescence
(gcide) | Quiescence \Qui*es"cence\, Quiescency \Qui*es"cen*cy\, n. [L.
quiescentia, fr. quiescens, p. pr.; cf. F. quiestence. See
Quiesce.]
The state or quality of being quiescent. "Quiescence, bodily
and mental." --H. Spencer.
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Deeds will be done; -- while be boasts his quiescence.
--R. Browning.
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acquiescence
(wn) | acquiescence
n 1: acceptance without protest
2: agreement with a statement or proposal to do something; "he
gave his assent eagerly"; "a murmur of acquiescence from the
assembly" [syn: assent, acquiescence] |
ACQUIESCENCE
(bouvier) | ACQUIESCENCE, contracts. The consent which is impliedly given by one or both
parties, to a proposition, a clause, a condition, a judgment, or to any act
whatever.
2. When a party is bound to elect between a paramount right and a
testamentary disposition, his acquiescence in a state of things which
indicates an election, when he was aware of his rights will be prima facie
evidence of such election. Vide 2 Ves. Jr. 371; 12 Ves. 136 1 Ves. Jr. 335;
3 P. Wms. 315. 2 Rop. Leg. 439.
3. The acts of acquiescence which constitute an implied election, must
be decided rather by the circumstances of each case than by any general
principle. 1 Swanst. R. 382, note, and the numerous cases there cited.
4. Acquiescence in the acts of an agent, or one who has assumed that
character, will be equivalent to an express authority. 2 Bouv. Inst. n.
1309; Kent, Com. 478; Story on Eq. Sec. 255; 4 W. C. C. R. 559; 6 Miss. R.
Sec. 193; 1 John. Cas. 110; 2 John. Cas. 424 Liv. on Ag. 45; Paley on, Ag.
by Lloyd, 41 Pet. R. 69, 81; 12 John. R. 300; 3 Cowen's R. 281; 3 Pick. R.
495, 505; 4 Mason's R. 296. Acquiescence differs from assent. (q.v.)
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