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Dregs See 2d Lee...
Thames
Thames. See (English) Thames Conservancy Act, 1894 (57 & 58 Vict. c. clxxxvii.); defined in s. 3 as meaning and including:-So much of the rivers Thames and Isis respectively as are between the town of Cricklade and an imaginary straight line drawn from the entrance to Gantlet creek in the county of Kent to the City stone opposite to Canve Island in the county of Essex and so much of the river Kennet as is between the Common landing-place at Reading in the county of Berks and the river Thames and so much of the river Lee and Bow creek respectively as are below the south boundary stones in the Lee Conservancy Act, 1868, mentioned and all locks, cuts, and works within the said portions of rivers and creeks:Provided that no dock, lock, canal, or cut, existing at the passing of this Act and constructed under the authority of Parliament and belonging to any body corporate established under such authority, and no bridge over the river Thames or the river Kennet belonging to or vested in any c...
de facto
de facto [Medieval Latin, literally, from the fact] : in reality : actually [these two constraints have been lifted, one de facto and one de jure "Susan Lee"] adj 1 : actual ;esp : being such in effect though not formally recognized see also de facto segregation at segregation 2 : exercising power as if legally constituted or authorized [a de facto government] [a de facto judge] compare de jure ...
injuria absque damno
injuria absque damno [Latin, injury without damage] : a wrong that causes no damage sustaining an action for relief [the lack of a warning label on the electric broom…is at best injuria absque damno "Lee v. Regina Corp., 253 F. Supp. 825 (1966)"] called also injuria absque damnum compare damnum absque injuria ...
Belee
To place under the lee or unfavorably to the wind...
Clubhaul
To put on the other tack by dropping the lee anchor as soon as the wind is out of the sails which brings the vessels head to the wind and by cutting the cable as soon as she pays off on the other tack Clubhauling is attempted only in an exigency...
Decantation
The act of pouring off a clear liquor gently from its lees or sediment or from one vessel into another...
Defecate
Freed from anything that can pollute as dregs lees etc refined purified...
Defecation
The act of separating from impurities as lees or dregs purification...
Draff
Refuse lees dregs the wash given to swine or cows hogwash waste matter...
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