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- verb Present participle of
expound .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic
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Roman Catholic Church. immune from fallacy or liability to error in expounding matters of faith or morals by virtue of the promise made by Christ to the Church.
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But what is of most importance is the high sanction given to a latitude in expounding the Constitution which seems to break down the landmarks intended by a specification of the Powers of Congress, and to substitute for a definite connection between means and ends, a Legislative discretion as to the former to which no practical limit can be assigned.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Bad News for Federalism? Some Preliminary Reflections on Comstock 2010
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Roman Catholic Church. immune from fallacy or liability to error in expounding matters of faith or morals by virtue of the promise made by Christ to the Church.
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And if that be not the guide in expounding it, there can be no security for a consistent and stable, more than for a faithful exercise of its powers.
Balkinization 2007
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His embrace of new problems and perspectives and his energy in expounding his ideas conveyed
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Clarence Thomas is almost invariably allied with Scalia in expounding and extending this new federalist agenda.
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Clarence Thomas is almost invariably allied with Scalia in expounding and extending this new federalist agenda.
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I am wary of definitions — even in expounding the exact sciences to an elementary class.
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I am wary of definitions -- even in expounding the exact sciences to an elementary class.
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I am wary of definitions — even in expounding the exact sciences to an elementary class.
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