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action follows belief: i.e., "we act according to what we believe (ourselves to be)." [3] actore non probante reus absolvitur: A defendant is exonerated by the failure of the prosecution to prove its case [4] presumption of innocence: actus me invito factus non est meus actus: the act done by me against my will is not my act
English-Filipino legal dictionary. Quezon City, Philippines: Sentro ng Wikang Filipino, University of the Philippines, 1995. Theo B. Rood. Glossarium: A compilation of Latin words and phrases generally used in law with English translations. Bryanston, South Africa: Proctrust Publications, 2003. Jan Scholtemeijer & Paul Hasse.
An idiom is a common word or phrase with a figurative, non-literal meaning that is understood culturally and differs from what its composite words' denotations would suggest; i.e. the words together have a meaning that is different from the dictionary definitions of the individual words (although some idioms do retain their literal meanings – see the example "kick the bucket" below).
List of commonly misused English words. This is a list of English words that are thought to be commonly misused. It is meant to include only words whose misuse is deprecated by most usage writers, editors, and professional grammarians defining the norms of Standard English. It is possible that some of the meanings marked non-standard may pass ...
Cold hands, warm heart [a] Comparisons are odious [a] Count your blessings [a] Courage is the measure of a Man, Beauty is the measure of a Woman [a] Cowards may die many times before their death [a] Crime does not pay [a] Cream rises. Criss-cross, applesauce [a] Cross the stream where it is shallowest.
Linguistic prescription[ a] is the establishment of rules defining preferred usage of language. [ 1][ 2] These rules may address such linguistic aspects as spelling, pronunciation, vocabulary, morphology, syntax, and semantics. Sometimes informed by linguistic purism, [ 3] such normative practices often propagate the belief that some usages are ...
Heteronormativity is the concept that heterosexuality is the preferred or normal sexual orientation. [ 1] It assumes the gender binary (i.e., that there are only two distinct, opposite genders) and that sexual and marital relations are most fitting between people of opposite sex.
Some European Union directives describe action plans in order to reach a defined target in air quality or noise reduction. If the target cannot be reached by a member state, the member needs to write a report. Sometimes action plans contain deadlines by which the plan must be ready to start the action(s) and the targets are to be reached.