maximus

British  

/ ˈmæksɪməs /

noun

1. Leisure:Bell-ringing a method rung on twelve bells

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Etymology

Origin of maximus

from Latin: superlative of magnus great

Example Sentences

Genice Horta, 51, said that neither the shelter nor the rescue group she worked for told her the dog, a Belgian Malinois named Maximus, had bitten a teenager and a shelter employee, sending both to the hospital.

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Horta alleged that the shelter employee who brought Maximus to her car negligently failed to control him and never told her the dog could be dangerous.

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Horta said she never was told of the attacks, which made Maximus unsuitable for public adoption, and he was placed on the city’s New Hope list, which is accessible to registered nonprofit rescues.

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Shelter employees had documented Maximus “viciously biting and snapping at people walking past his enclosure,” according to the brief by Horta’s attorneys.

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Horta’s attorneys argued that Maximus was so dangerous that he should have been euthanized.

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