nem. con.
Americanabbreviation
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nemine contradicente.
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nemine contradicente
Etymology
Origin of nem. con.
Latin: no-one contradicting; unanimously
Example Sentences
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Article 15, as amended, was then agreed to, nem. con. pp. 1447-8.
From The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 3 of 4 by American Anti-Slavery Society
Nehemiah. n.e.i., non est inventus=Is not found. nem. con., nemime contradicente=No one contradicting. nem. diss., nemine dissentiente=No one dissenting.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
Some physicians of Winchester, Virginia, fancied him as a subject for dissection and nem. con. they got possession of his body.
From The Strange Story of Harper's Ferry With Legends of the Surrounding Country by Barry, Joseph
In the evening Langley and I held a council of war, wherein it was decided, nem. con., that our plot was in a fair way to be accomplished.
From Graham's Magazine, Vol. XXXII No. 4, April 1848 by Conrad, Robert Taylor
Mr. Gouverneur Morris having so varied his motion by inserting the word "direct," it passed, nem. con., as follows: "provided always that direct taxation ought to be proportioned to representation."
From The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 3 of 4 by American Anti-Slavery Society
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