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111subject — Constitutional law. One that owes allegiance to a sovereign and is governed by his laws. The natives of Great Britain are subjects of the British government. Men in free governments are subjects as well as citizens; as citizens they enjoy rights… …
112subject — subjectable, adj. subjectability, n. subjectedly, adv. subjectedness, n. subjectless, adj. subjectlike, adj. n., adj. /sub jikt/; v. /seuhb jekt /, n. 1. that which forms a basic matter of thought, discussion, investigation, etc.: a subject of… …
113subject — noun /ˈsʌbdʒɛkt / (say subjekt) 1. something that forms a matter of thought, discourse, investigation, etc.: a subject of conversation. 2. a branch of knowledge organised into a system so as to form a suitable course of study. 3. a ground, motive …
114matter — 1. noun 1) vegetable matter Syn: material, stuff, substance 2) a serious matter Syn: affair, business, situation, concern, incident, episode, subject, topic …
115subject — 1. adjective a) likely to be affected by or experience something. Menu listings and prices are subject to change. b) conditional upon Hes subject to sneezing fits. 2. noun a) In a …
116matter — n 1. substance, material, stuff, materiality, medium, something, body; protoplasm, plasma, element; flesh, meat, marrow, sum and substance. 2. pus, suppuration, purulence, discharge; ooze, juice, sap, latex, milk; mucus, phlegm, grume, gore; All… …
117matter in controversy — The subject of the litigation; the matter for which suit is brought and upon which the trial of the action proceeds. Lee v Watson (US) 1 Wall 337, 17 L Ed 557. The claim presented on the record of a case in court to the legal consideration of the …
118matter of a proposition — logic : the particular content as opposed to the form (as that in which the proposition “All men are mortal” differs from “All A is B”): a. : the subject and predicate called also material matter b. : the fact designated called also formal matter …
119matter — Substance or material. A fact or facts constituting the whole or a part of a ground of action or defense, not to be confused with evidence, which is that which tends to prove the existence of a fact or facts. Nelson v Johnson, 18 Ind 329, 332. In …
120Matter of public importance — A matter of public importance (MPI) is a term used in the Australian Parliament where a subject is put forward for debate by the parliament. It can be put forward by a Senator in the Senate or a member of the House of Representatives. This must… …
