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- adjective Thoroughly
explained ; adequatelycommented . - verb Simple past tense and past participle of
specify .
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- adjective clearly and explicitly stated
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Examples
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The license granted to Planned Parenthood is good for a year, the term specified by law.
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The license granted to Planned Parenthood is good for a year, the term specified by law.
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Trethewey pleaded guilty to first-degree child molestation in October before a juvenile court judge and subsequently was sentenced to the term specified in a plea agreement.
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For the execution of that part which preserved in force, for the Government of the inhabitants for the term specified, all the civil, military, and judicial powers exercised by the existing Government of those Provinces an adequate number of officers, as was presumed, were appointed, and ordered to their respective stations.
State of the Union Address (1790-2001) United States. Presidents.
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Three days later (May 19th) the President commuted the sentence by directing that Mr. Vallandigham be sent "under secure guard, to the headquarters of General Rosecrans, to be put by him beyond our military lines, and that in case of his return within our line, he be arrested and kept in close custody for the term specified in his sentence."
Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 1 April 1861-November 1863 Jacob Dolson Cox 1864
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Rosecrans, to be put by him beyond our military lines; and in case of his return within our lines, he be arrested and kept in close custody for the term specified in his sentence.
The Writings of Abraham Lincoln — Volume 6: 1862-1863 Abraham Lincoln 1837
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Rosecrans, to be put by him beyond our military lines; and in case of his return within our lines, he be arrested and kept in close custody for the term specified in his sentence.
Complete Project Gutenberg Abraham Lincoln Writings Abraham Lincoln 1837
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The month of December had nearly passed away: the famine became extreme, and there was no hope of any favorable event within the term specified in the capitulation.
Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada Washington Irving 1821
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For the execution of that part which preserved in force, for the Government of the inhabitants for the term specified, all the civil, military, and judicial powers exercised by the existing Government of those Provinces an adequate number of officers, as was presumed, were appointed, and ordered to their respective stations.
State of the Union Address James Monroe 1794
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A form of tenancy that assures the landlord right to repossess the property at the end of the term specified in the tenancy agreement, which can be for any length of time.
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