Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
curate . - noun A cuirass.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete A cuirass or breastplate.
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- noun obsolete A
cuirass orbreastplate .
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Examples
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Mr. Thomson, the "curat" of Anstruther Easter, was a man highly obnoxious to the devout: in the first place, because he was a "curat"; in the second place, because he was a person of irregular and scandalous life; and in the third place, because he was generally suspected of dealings with the Enemy of Man.
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A well-known legal maxim says de minimis non curat lex, “the law does not concern itself with trifles,” and neither should we if we want peace of mind.
Make Yourself Unforgettable Dale Carnegie 2011
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So now in addition to the “ends justify the means” and “de minimis non curat lex” apologia for RW dictatorships, we have an implicit “no true Scotsman” argument: “No real RW gummint has secret police and a surveillance state” (even if they torture and kill their dissidents and anyone else that gets in theirway).
The Volokh Conspiracy » Competing Explanations for the Oppressive Nature of Socialism 2010
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Any “establishment of religion” involved in allowing it to stand is so small that the appropriate response to suits like this is a dismissal by the first judge to see it on the principle of de minimis non curat lex.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Cross Memorials on Government Land 2010
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A well-known legal maxim says de minimis non curat lex, “the law does not concern itself with trifles,” and neither should we if we want peace of mind.
Make Yourself Unforgettable Dale Carnegie 2011
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So now in addition to the “ends justify the means” and “de minimus non curat lex” apologia for RW dictatorships, we have an implicit “no true Scotsman” argument: “No real RW gummint has secret police and a surveillance state” (even if they torture and kill their dissidents and anyone else that gets in their way).
The Volokh Conspiracy » Competing Explanations for the Oppressive Nature of Socialism 2010
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Why does it take 60 pages to say “de minimis non curat lex”?
The Volokh Conspiracy » Ninth Circuit Upholds “Under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance, 2010
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Along with “the ends justify the means”, we now have “de minimis non curat lex” ....
The Volokh Conspiracy » Competing Explanations for the Oppressive Nature of Socialism 2010
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Why does it take 60 pages to say “de minimis non curat lex”?
The Volokh Conspiracy » Ninth Circuit Upholds “Under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance, 2010
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Along with “the ends justify the means”, we now have “de minimis non curat lex”....
The Volokh Conspiracy » Competing Explanations for the Oppressive Nature of Socialism 2010
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