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  • 81great bodily injury — A phrase so self expressive as to be difficult of definition. An injury great in degree as contrasted with a trifling hurt. Lawlor v People, 74 Ill 228, 231. What constitutes such an injury, and whether the circumstances were such as to justify… …

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  • 82great-great-grandparent — The father or mother of one s great grandparent. A relative in the fourth degree of kinship according to the civil law method of computing degrees of kinship which prevails in most American jurisdictions. 23 Am J2d Desc & D § 48 …

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  • 83Great go — Go Go, n. 1. Act; working; operation. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] So gracious were the goes of marriage. Marston. [1913 Webster] 2. A circumstance or occurrence; an incident. [Slang] [1913 Webster] This is a pretty go. Dickens. [1913 Webster] 3. The… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 84Great Chain of Being — ▪ philosophy also called  Chain of Being        conception of the nature of the universe that had a pervasive influence on Western thought, particularly through the ancient Greek Neoplatonists and derivative philosophies during the European… …

    Universalium

  • 85great care — Extraordinary diligence; that degree of care or diligence which a very prudent person takes of his own concerns, or which a person of ordinary prudence usually exercises about his own affairs of great importance. 8 Am J2d Bailm § 206 …

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  • 86great calorie — one thousand calories, amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of a liter of water by one degree …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 87degree of care — A relative standard by which conduct is tested to determine whether it constitutes negligence. 38 Am J1st Negl § 29. See due care; extraordinary care; great care; ordinary care; prudence; reasonable care; slight care; utmost care …

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  • 88great aunt — The aunt of one s father or mother. A relative in the fourth degree of kinship according to the civil law method of computing kinship which prevails in most American jurisdictions. 23 Am J2d Desc & D § 48 …

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  • 89great grandparent — The father or mother of one s grandmother or grandfather. A relative in the third degree of kinship according to the civil law method of computing degrees of kinship which prevails in most American jurisdictions. 48 Am J2d Desc & D § 48 …

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  • 90great uncle — The uncle of one s father or mother. A relative in the fourth degree of relationship according to the civil law method of determining kinship which prevails in most American jurisdiction. 23 Am J2d Desc & D § 48 …

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