Definition of Forbearances

1. Noun. (plural of forbearance) ¹

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Definition of Forbearances

1. forbearance [n] - See also: forbearance

Lexicographical Neighbors of Forbearances

foray
foray into
forayed
forayer
forayers
foraying
forays
forb
forbad
forbade
forbar
forbare
forbathe
forbear
forbearance
forbearances (current term)
forbearant
forbeare
forbearer
forbearers
forbearing
forbearingly
forbears
forbeat
forbid
forbidal
forbidals
forbiddance
forbiddances
forbidden

Literary usage of Forbearances

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Lectures on Jurisprudence, Or, The Philosophy of Positive Law by John Austin (1885)
"XXIV forbearances, Omissions, or Acts, which are inconsistent with the remote ... Consequently, Although acts and forbearances are the immediate objects of ..."

2. The Origin and Development of the Moral Ideas by Edvard Westermarck (1908)
"... and that the acts and forbearances which are praised as morally good are apt to call forth gratitude. This coincidence, again, undoubtedly bears ..."

3. Elements of American Jurisprudence by William Callyhan Robinson (1900)
"Of Acts and forbearances. In reference to the nature of the conduct which they involve, legal duties consist either of acts or forbearances. ..."

4. The Law of Torts: A Treatise on the Principles of Obligations Arising from by Frederick Pollock (1901)
"... Relation of conspiracy to lawful nets or forbearances of third persons. the combination. This action had the effect of driving Q. out of the market in ..."

5. The Institutes of Justinian: With English Introduction, Translation, and Notes by William Gardiner Hammond (1876)
"... whether such right were .conversant about " acts, forbearances or things " in the narrower sense in which Mr. Austin potest, nihil fere illis libris ..."

6. A Treatise on the Law of Agency: Including Not Only a Discussion of the by Floyd Russell Mechem (1914)
"Neglect in granting or permitting delays, extensions or forbearances.—The agent also will clearly be liable where loss has happened to the principal because ..."

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