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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
liquidate . - adjective law
Set ;ascertained ; made certain byoperation of law .
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Examples
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Remember how quickly Lenin liquidated his own supporters once he eliminated the opposition?
Rahm Emanuel is right not to worry. - Moe_Lane’s blog - RedState 2009
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Some of you may be surprised to see Mr. Jerrold here in person-in as much as our notice card intimated that he had been "liquidated" - which process we have come to understand in recent years is somewhat of an ordeal.
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The largest trade saw 20,000 April $45 calls liquidated and the same number of April $50 calls bought.
Options Traders Bet on Cooling Tyco Chris Dieterich 2011
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In addition to contending they have an escape clause in the contract, Cerberus and Chatham point to a so-called liquidated damages clause, which they believe makes them liable for nothing beyond the loss of their $20 million deposit.
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The debts of this third class, that is, the liquidated debt, is the object of your inquiry.
Memoir Correspondence And Miscellanies Jefferson, Thomas 1829
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The debts of this third class, that is, the liquidated debt, is the object of your inquiry.
Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 1 Thomas Jefferson 1784
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Meanwhile, only 1.5 million homes have been liquidated, that is, they've been repossessed from a delinquent borrower and sold off to a buyer capable of making monthly payments.
SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page Rolfe Winkler 2010
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Geert Wilders needs to be politically liquidated, that is the only intention of this trial.
The Brussels Journal - The Voice of Conservatism in Europe 2010
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Geert Wilders needs to be politically liquidated, that is the only intention of this trial.
The Brussels Journal - The Voice of Conservatism in Europe 2010
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Meanwhile, only 1.5 million homes have been liquidated, that is, they've been repossessed from a delinquent borrower and sold off to a buyer capable of making monthly payments.
US Market Commentary from Seeking Alpha Rolfe Winkler 2010
dbekeny commented on the word liquidated
DOROTHY
Please, sir. We've done what you told us.
We've brought you the broomstick of the
Wicked Witch of the West. We melted her.
OZ'S VOICE
Oh ....
...you liquidated her, eh? Very....
...resourceful!
June 11, 2010