1.the humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its different meanings or applications, or the use of words that are alike or nearly alike in sound but different in meaning; a play on words. 2.a word or phrase used in this way. ...
Usage Note:The usual meaning ofsimplisticis "characterized by oversimplification." It is occasionally used to mean "simple," with no negative overtones, but this usage, as inThe song is short and sweet, with admirably simplistic lyrics that carry such depth in so few words,was rejected by 84...
The lad sprang to his feet and gesturing to the old fellow to come and sit with him, saying, “Hello, Mr. Smithfield, Sir. Fancy bumping in to you. It’s a small world. Actually, I’ve been meaning to come and see you. You were right, I do need some more discipline, perhaps ...
Legal theorists argue that the constitutional right to property is defined, in part, by the property beliefs of the community, and how they change; yet lit... K Byrnes - Elsevier Inc. 被引量: 0发表: 2025年 The Meaning of Punishment: Inmates' Orientation to the Prison Experience This artic...
However, democracy has long been misinterpreted and its meaning distorted by a small number of countries. The principles of One Person, One Vote and party competition featuring the Western electoral system are packaged as the sole criterion for democracy. In reality, political systems vary from cult...
Sense; meaning; significance. Tales of best sentence and most solace. The discourse itself, voluble enough, and full of sentence. Sentence An opinion; a decision; a determination; a judgment, especially one of an unfavorable nature. My sentence is for open war. That by them [Luther's works...
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Draft legislation imposes criminal democratic request for the inclusion of legal instruments that help more in punitive role of the sentence given by the court, by adapting a number of factors and circumstances that cannot accept the classical severity of punishment. This will maximize the peaceful ...
Table 1 Parameter setting and meaning. Full size table Figure 1 Parameter relationship diagram between subjects. Full size imageReturn matrix and replication dynamic equation According to the previous analysis and assumptions, the payoff matrix of the three-parties evolutionary game can be obtained as ...
This philosophical issue goes beyond this article, but apart from wondering about the meaning of the term "value" in this nonpurposive world, one could also wonder about the role and meaning of such ethical concepts as responsibility, merit, praiseworthiness (and blameworthiness), choice, principl...