nem. con.
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Etymology
Origin of nem. con.
Latin: no-one contradicting; unanimously
Example Sentences
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Mr. Cockey declared the bill to be carried nem. con., and the cigars and toddy were produced.
From The Vicar of Bullhampton by Anthony Trollope
It was finally agreed, nem. con., to make the clause read— "But a tax or duty may be imposed on such importation, not exceeding ten dollars for each PERSON."
From Abraham Lincoln by George Haven Putnam
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
The three following resolutions were then proposed and carried nem. con.:
From The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 1, 1833-1856 by Georgina Hogarth
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
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