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Definition of Defeating
1. defeat [v] - See also: defeat
Lexicographical Neighbors of Defeating
Literary usage of Defeating
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides, Henry Dale, Thomas Arnold (1873)
"bravo allies, it was a glorious (hing for them to show them- ; wives inferior to
nono; and that by defeating the ..."
2. The Royal Academy of Arts: A Complete Dictionary of Contributors and Their ...by Algernon Graves by Algernon Graves (1906)
"795 Night and Dreams.— Tibullus. 803 "Where were ye, Nymphs, etc." —Milton's
Lycidas. 811 The Phocians defeating the Thessalians by a stratagem. ..."
3. Journal: 1st-13th Congress . Repr. 14th Congress, 1st Session by United States Congress. House (1843)
"... imposing prohibitory duties on a great variety of articles, thereby so far
defeating itself, both in regard to revenue and protection—the latter, ..."
4. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1890)
"... to have arrived at Plymouth on 4 May, to have been honourably received by ¡Sir
Francis Drake, and to have shared in the honour of defeating the Armada. ..."
5. The Rights and Liabilities of Husband and Wife by John Fraser Macqueen (1905)
"Intention of defeating subsequent creditors. When none of the creditors in
existence at the date of the settlement remain unpaid, a strong case is required ..."
6. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1887)
"But in a suit brought against я trustee by a stranger, for the purpose of defeating
the trust altogether, the beneficiaries are not necessary parties, ..."
7. The Encyclopædia of Pleading and Practice: Under the Codes and Practice Acts by William Mark McKinney, Thomas Johnson Michie (1898)
"Demand Not Hade in Good Faith — defeating Service of Venire. — In Daniels v.
Scott, 12 NJL ay, it was assigned for reversal that the justice proceeded to ..."
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