Citations:nemine contradicente

English

Adverb

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1. (law, archaic) With nobody contradicting; by consensus; without dissent.
   • 1621, The House of Commons of the Great Britain Parliament, Commons Debates, 1621, p279

     The patents of 9, 13, The 2 proclamations, the Indenture and proclamations of 16 et 18, both in the creation, makynge, grantyng, and execution, by question (nemine contradicente) found greevances.

   • 1796, John Hatsells, Precedents of Proceedings in the House of Commons: With Observations, p102

     75. On the 11^th of May, 1759, the Lords amend a turnpike road Bill, by inserting a clause, “That no gate shall be erected within a mile of Ensham Ferry”. The consideration of this amendment is resolved, nemine contradicente, to be put off for a month.

   • 1841, Presbyterian Church in the United States, Records of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America: embracing the minutes of the Presbytery of Philadelphia, from A.D. 1706 to 1716: minutes of the Synod of Philadelphia, from A.D. 1717 to 1758: minutes of the Synod of New York, from A.D. 1745 to 1758: minutes of the Synod of Philadelphia and New York, from A.D. 1758 to 1788, p132

     The above overture approved, nemine contradicente. Adjourned till ten of the clock on Monday morning. The committee to meet at eight of the clock.

   • 1898, Thomas Hearne et alii, Remarks and Collections of Thomas Hearne, p208

     ‛Twas granted nemine contradicente.

   • 1904, H. G. Wells, The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth

     It was so evident that even now he had everything to learn. He did not know there were physical laws and economic laws, quantities and reactions that all humanity voting nemine contradicente cannot vote away, and that are disobeyed only at the price of destruction.

   • 1912, Charles Stokes Carey, Letters Written by Lord Chesterfield to His Son, p306

     Near twelve millions have been granted this year, not only nemine contradicente, but nemine quicquid dicente.

   • 2002, Jonathan Scott, Algernon Sidney and the Restoration Crisis, 1677–1683, p67

     Under the patronage of Titus and Jones the vote of the previous House was now read, and passed nemine contradicente for the first time.