- minished
- un·minished;
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diminished responsibility — di.minished responsi bility also di.minished ca pacity AmE n [U] law when someone is not considered to be responsible for their actions because they are mentally ill … Dictionary of contemporary English
diminished responsibility — di,minished responsi bility or di,minished ca pacity noun uncount LEGAL a situation in which someone cannot be considered responsible for a crime because they are mentally ill … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Minish — Min ish, v. t. [OE. menusen, F. menuiser to make small, cut small, fr. (assumed) LL. minutiare, for minutare, fr. L. minutus small. See {Minute}, a., and cf. {Diminish}, {Minge}.] To diminish; to lessen. [1913 Webster] The living of poor men… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dictionary — /dik sheuh ner ee/, n., pl. dictionaries. 1. a book containing a selection of the words of a language, usually arranged alphabetically, giving information about their meanings, pronunciations, etymologies, inflected forms, etc., expressed in… … Universalium
Pharaoh — The official title borne by the Egyptian kings down to the time when that country was conquered by the Greeks. (See Egypt.) The name is a compound, as some think, of the words Ra, the sun or sun god, and the article phe, the, prefixed; hence… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
Psalms 107 — 1 O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. 2 Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy; 3 And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from… … The King James version of the Bible
unminished — un·minished … English syllables
minish — ˈminish transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ es) Etymology: Middle English menusen, minishen, from Middle French menusier, menuiser to lessen, mince, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin minutiare to mince, from Latin minutia smallness, minuteness, from minutus… … Useful english dictionary
unminished — “+ adjective Etymology: un (I) + minished, past participle of minish : undiminished one everlasting, unminished, unchanging joy E.B.Pusey … Useful english dictionary
diminished responsibility — noun Limitation in law of criminal responsibility on the grounds of mental weakness or abnormality, not merely of actual insanity • • • Main Entry: ↑diminish * * * diminished responsibility UK US noun [uncountable] legal a situation in which… … Useful english dictionary
