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• nine points of the law — Satisfying the majority of the legal requirements that could be raised in objection or contention, hence, virtually assured, legitimate, valid, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑nine …   Useful english dictionary

• Nine points of the law — Point Point, n. [F. point, and probably also pointe, L. punctum, puncta, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See {Pungent}, and cf. {Puncto}, {Puncture}.] 1. That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything, esp. the sharp end of a piercing… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• possession is nine points of the law — There is no specific legal ruling which supports this proverb though the concept is widely acknowledged but in early use the satisfaction often (sometimes twelve) points was commonly asserted to attest full entitlement or ownership. Possession,… …   Proverbs new dictionary

• Points of the compass — Point Point, n. [F. point, and probably also pointe, L. punctum, puncta, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See {Pungent}, and cf. {Puncto}, {Puncture}.] 1. That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything, esp. the sharp end of a piercing… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Basic Points Unifying the Theravāda and the Mahāyāna — The Basic Points Unifying the Theravāda and the Mahāyāna is an important Buddhist Ecumenical statement created in 1967 during the First Congress of the World Buddhist Sangha Council (WBSC), where its founder Secretary General, the late Venerable… …   Wikipedia

• law — see one law for the rich and another for the poor hard cases make bad law ignorance of the law is no excuse for breaking it every land has its own law necessity knows no law new lords, new laws …   Proverbs new dictionary