Opprobry - Law Dictionary Search Results
Opprobrious
Expressive of opprobrium attaching disgrace reproachful scurrilous as opprobrious language
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Foul mouthed
Using language scurrilous opprobrious obscene or profane abusive as noisy foul mouthed women all shouting at once
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jackboot tactics
Harsh strongarm tactics repressive bullying and militaristic tactics like those used in authoritarian or totalitarian countries used opprobriously and often in hyperbolic exaggeration of police tactics in democratic countries
Judge made
restrict their scope as to meet new cases to provide new or better remedies etc and often used opprobriously of acts of judicial interpretation considered as doing this Judge made law is contrasted with statutory law and
Junket
To feast to banquet to make an entertainment sometimes applied opprobriously to feasting by public officers at the public cost
nickname
A name given in affectionate familiarity sportive familiarity contempt or derision a familiar or an opprobrious appellation as Nicholass nickname is Nick
Popery
The religion of the Roman Catholic Church comprehending doctrines and practices generally used in an opprobrious sense
Popish
pope taught or ordained by the pope hence of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church often used opprobriously
Puseyite
One who holds the principles of Puseyism often used opprobriously
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