2. Verb. (past of proportion) ¹
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Definition of Proportioned
1. proportion [v] - See also: proportion
Lexicographical Neighbors of Proportioned
Literary usage of Proportioned
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Papers of James Madison: Purchased by Order of the Congress, Being His by James Madison (1840)
"that the rights of suffrage in the National Legislature ought to be proportioned
to the quotas of contribution, or to the number of free inhabitants, ..."
2. The Works of George Bull: D. D., Lord Bishop of St. David's by George Bull, Edward Burton, Robert Nelson (1827)
"This mixture of good and evil days is by the divine Providence so proportioned,
that it sufficiently justifies the dealings of God towards the sons ..."
3. Ethics: Or, Moral Philosophy by Walter Henry Hill (1884)
"No goods of this life can be that object the possession of which suffices to
constitute bliss proportioned to the capacity of man's rational nature. ..."
4. The Works of Hannah More: With a Sketch of Her Life by Hannah More (1827)
"They wanted a simple way, proportioned to their comprehension ; a short way,
proportioned to their leisure ..."
5. A Treatise on the American Law of Landlord and Tenant by John Neilson Taylor (1887)
"Care to be proportioned to Danger. — Rule of Contributory Negligence. — With
respect to the degree of care which is necessary to be taken by persons who ..."
6. The Individualization of Punishment by Raymond Saleilles (1911)
"Responsibility proportioned to the Degree of Freedom; Irresponsibility and its
Establishment Let us now turn to the formulated conclusions. ..."
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