Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Flight, as of a bird; the faculty or power of flight; volitation: as, “the muscles of volation,”
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If the supers are truly free agents, then Hillary can't urge them to overrule the wishes of the voters nor can Obama suggest that giving the nomination to his rival constitutes a volation of the peoples 'will.
Clinton Campaign Manager To Obama Team: Help Get Michigan And Florida Counted 2009
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It provides excellent reporting and detailed technical understanding for the lay reader of the issues behind the millions of missing emails in the Bush Administration in volation of Federal law. '
Check Out This Book for Depth on Email Scandals in BushWorld 2008
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So with the man who has daily insured himself to habits of concentrated attention, energetic volation, and self-denial in unnecessary things.
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As she stands erect before you, she appears like a falcon about to soar, and you are almost tempted to believe that the power of volation is hers; and were you to stretch forth your hand to seize her, she would spring above the house - tops like a bird.
George Borrow The Man and His Books Edward Thomas 1897
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Bruns is wanted on a Missouri parole volation warrant for statutory sodomy; and a Buchanan County, Mo., warrant for sex offender registration violation.
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"Bilal Hussein has been held in volation of Iraqi law and in disregard to the Geneva Conventions," AP CEO Tom Curley said in a statement.
Chicago Reader 2010
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"Bilal Hussein has been held in volation of Iraqi law and in disregard to the Geneva Conventions," AP CEO Tom Curley said in a statement.
Chicago Reader 2010
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Bruns is wanted on a Missouri parole volation warrant for statutory sodomy; and a Buchanan County, Mo., warrant for sex offender registration violation.
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The sad thing is: I really am so excited to see slutbamwalla post - he's one of those people I love dearly but as a) I don't ever talk to people of my own volation and b) he never updates LJ, I feel unconnected to right now, and if you think you're one of those people too, you probablyare - that I feel obliged to do this meme just because he tagged me.
Stuffses! slutbamwalla 2008
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November 25th, 2005 at 1:13 pm mythago, i could ask you the same question in the reverse. however, i must ask if you are really trying to imply that those experiences are not part of his male privilege? btw, your choice of words ”rape” and “child abuse” are in volation of privilege #7.
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