nem. con.
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Etymology
Origin of nem. con.
Latin: no-one contradicting; unanimously
Example Sentences
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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 Joseph Barry
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
"Carried nem. con." said Captain Martin, seating himself at the play-table.
From The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) by Charles James Lever
The joint committee, made the following report, which was concurred in by both Houses nem. con.:
From A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 6, part 1: Abraham Lincoln by James D. (James Daniel) Richardson
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