nem. con.
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Etymology
Origin of nem. con.
Latin: no-one contradicting; unanimously
Example Sentences
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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 Putnam, George Haven
This is carried nem. con.: and so, subsequently, we adjourn, not carried but walking, soberly and honestly, to bed.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, August 8, 1891 by Various
The motion prevailing, nem. con., in accordance with the time-honored usage, the mover of the resolution was duly appointed Chairman, with Ingersoll, Shaw, Ewing, and the chronicler of these important events as his coadjutors.
From Something of Men I Have Known With Some Papers of a General Nature, Political, Historical, and Retrospective by Stevenson, Adlai E. (Adlai Ewing)
It was now voted by Miss Jacky, and carried nem. con. that her Ladyship ought to take a little repose till the hour of dinner.
From Marriage by Ferrier, Susan Edmonstone
We agreed, nem. con., that this was indeed Anglis ipsis Anglior.
From The Land of Contrasts A Briton's View of His American Kin by Muirhead, James F. (James Fullarton)
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