Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Confined; narrow.
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- adjective
Confined at close quarters
Etymologies
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May 18, 2010, 2: 12 pm wm13 says: this rule [relying on foreign precedent] is pretty obviously cabined to the 8th Amendment
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Also this rule is pretty obviously cabined to the 8th AmendmentGuy (Quote)
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The court of appeals cautioned that the right of publicity should be cabined to avoid granting performers rights beyond commercial ads, in order to preserve standard arrangements in the recording and movie industries.
Long-delayed Facenda post Rebecca Tushnet 2009
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The court of appeals cautioned that the right of publicity should be cabined to avoid granting performers rights beyond commercial ads, in order to preserve standard arrangements in the recording and movie industries.
Archive 2009-08-01 Rebecca Tushnet 2009
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One could argue, as an originalist, that the “war powers” at the time meant only armies and navies and that “necessary and proper” at the time was very cabined, with necessary to be taken literally.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Originalism and Linguistic Questions 2010
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Also this rule is pretty obviously cabined to the 8th AmendmentGuyQuote
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Thinking in stereotypes comes easily to us, and it takes conscious effort to at least keep them cabined away where they will do least harm.
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One could argue, as an originalist, that the “war powers” at the time meant only armies and navies and that “necessary and proper” at the time was very cabined, with necessary to be taken literally.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Originalism and Linguistic Questions 2010
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The willingness to talk is unconditional, the actual meeting and doing so is cabined by an agreement on the perceived expectations.
Happy Hour Roundup 2009
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But the “those weapons can be misused, and never mind their value for self-defense” philosophy is in practice not easily cabined toguns.
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