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Codification was followed in all countries by a growing amount of legislation, some changing and adjusting the older law, much dealing with entirely new situations.
situations
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[ "the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time; ; ; - Franklin D.Roosevelt" ]
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The legislative mills have been grinding ever since, and when its cumbersome processes were no longer adequate to the task, a limited legislative authority was delegated in one form or another, to the executive.
legislative
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The legislative mills have been grinding ever since, and when its cumbersome processes were no longer adequate to the task, a limited legislative authority was delegated in one form or another, to the executive.
mills
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The legislative mills have been grinding ever since, and when its cumbersome processes were no longer adequate to the task, a limited legislative authority was delegated in one form or another, to the executive.
grinding
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The legislative mills have been grinding ever since, and when its cumbersome processes were no longer adequate to the task, a limited legislative authority was delegated in one form or another, to the executive.
ever
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The legislative mills have been grinding ever since, and when its cumbersome processes were no longer adequate to the task, a limited legislative authority was delegated in one form or another, to the executive.
cumbersome
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The legislative mills have been grinding ever since, and when its cumbersome processes were no longer adequate to the task, a limited legislative authority was delegated in one form or another, to the executive.
processes
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The legislative mills have been grinding ever since, and when its cumbersome processes were no longer adequate to the task, a limited legislative authority was delegated in one form or another, to the executive.
were
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The legislative mills have been grinding ever since, and when its cumbersome processes were no longer adequate to the task, a limited legislative authority was delegated in one form or another, to the executive.
no longer
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The legislative mills have been grinding ever since, and when its cumbersome processes were no longer adequate to the task, a limited legislative authority was delegated in one form or another, to the executive.
adequate to
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The legislative mills have been grinding ever since, and when its cumbersome processes were no longer adequate to the task, a limited legislative authority was delegated in one form or another, to the executive.
task
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The legislative mills have been grinding ever since, and when its cumbersome processes were no longer adequate to the task, a limited legislative authority was delegated in one form or another, to the executive.
limited
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The legislative mills have been grinding ever since, and when its cumbersome processes were no longer adequate to the task, a limited legislative authority was delegated in one form or another, to the executive.
legislative
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The legislative mills have been grinding ever since, and when its cumbersome processes were no longer adequate to the task, a limited legislative authority was delegated in one form or another, to the executive.
authority
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The legislative mills have been grinding ever since, and when its cumbersome processes were no longer adequate to the task, a limited legislative authority was delegated in one form or another, to the executive.
delegated
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The legislative mills have been grinding ever since, and when its cumbersome processes were no longer adequate to the task, a limited legislative authority was delegated in one form or another, to the executive.
form
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The legislative mills have been grinding ever since, and when its cumbersome processes were no longer adequate to the task, a limited legislative authority was delegated in one form or another, to the executive.
executive
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Whereas the eighteenth century had been a time in which man sought justice, the nineteenth and twentieth have been centuries in which men are satisfied with law.
eighteenth
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Whereas the eighteenth century had been a time in which man sought justice, the nineteenth and twentieth have been centuries in which men are satisfied with law.
century
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Whereas the eighteenth century had been a time in which man sought justice, the nineteenth and twentieth have been centuries in which men are satisfied with law.
been
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Whereas the eighteenth century had been a time in which man sought justice, the nineteenth and twentieth have been centuries in which men are satisfied with law.
time
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Whereas the eighteenth century had been a time in which man sought justice, the nineteenth and twentieth have been centuries in which men are satisfied with law.
sought
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Whereas the eighteenth century had been a time in which man sought justice, the nineteenth and twentieth have been centuries in which men are satisfied with law.
justice
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Whereas the eighteenth century had been a time in which man sought justice, the nineteenth and twentieth have been centuries in which men are satisfied with law.
nineteenth
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Whereas the eighteenth century had been a time in which man sought justice, the nineteenth and twentieth have been centuries in which men are satisfied with law.
twentieth
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Whereas the eighteenth century had been a time in which man sought justice, the nineteenth and twentieth have been centuries in which men are satisfied with law.
been
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Whereas the eighteenth century had been a time in which man sought justice, the nineteenth and twentieth have been centuries in which men are satisfied with law.
centuries
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Whereas the eighteenth century had been a time in which man sought justice, the nineteenth and twentieth have been centuries in which men are satisfied with law.
men
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Whereas the eighteenth century had been a time in which man sought justice, the nineteenth and twentieth have been centuries in which men are satisfied with law.
are
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Whereas the eighteenth century had been a time in which man sought justice, the nineteenth and twentieth have been centuries in which men are satisfied with law.
satisfied
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[ "filled with satisfaction" ]
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Whereas the eighteenth century had been a time in which man sought justice, the nineteenth and twentieth have been centuries in which men are satisfied with law.
law
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Indeed, with developed positivism, the separation of law from justice, or from morality generally, became quite specific.
Indeed
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Indeed, with developed positivism, the separation of law from justice, or from morality generally, became quite specific.
developed
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Indeed, with developed positivism, the separation of law from justice, or from morality generally, became quite specific.
positivism
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Indeed, with developed positivism, the separation of law from justice, or from morality generally, became quite specific.
separation
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Indeed, with developed positivism, the separation of law from justice, or from morality generally, became quite specific.
law
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Indeed, with developed positivism, the separation of law from justice, or from morality generally, became quite specific.
justice
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Indeed, with developed positivism, the separation of law from justice, or from morality generally, became quite specific.
morality
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Indeed, with developed positivism, the separation of law from justice, or from morality generally, became quite specific.
generally
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Indeed, with developed positivism, the separation of law from justice, or from morality generally, became quite specific.
became
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Indeed, with developed positivism, the separation of law from justice, or from morality generally, became quite specific.
quite
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Indeed, with developed positivism, the separation of law from justice, or from morality generally, became quite specific.
specific
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In municipal systems we tend to view what is called positivism as fundamentally a movement to democratize policy by increasing the power of parliament - the elected representatives - at the expense of the more conservative judiciary.
municipal
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In municipal systems we tend to view what is called positivism as fundamentally a movement to democratize policy by increasing the power of parliament - the elected representatives - at the expense of the more conservative judiciary.
systems
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[ "a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole" ]
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In municipal systems we tend to view what is called positivism as fundamentally a movement to democratize policy by increasing the power of parliament - the elected representatives - at the expense of the more conservative judiciary.
tend
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In municipal systems we tend to view what is called positivism as fundamentally a movement to democratize policy by increasing the power of parliament - the elected representatives - at the expense of the more conservative judiciary.
view
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In municipal systems we tend to view what is called positivism as fundamentally a movement to democratize policy by increasing the power of parliament - the elected representatives - at the expense of the more conservative judiciary.
is
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In municipal systems we tend to view what is called positivism as fundamentally a movement to democratize policy by increasing the power of parliament - the elected representatives - at the expense of the more conservative judiciary.
positivism
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In municipal systems we tend to view what is called positivism as fundamentally a movement to democratize policy by increasing the power of parliament - the elected representatives - at the expense of the more conservative judiciary.
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In municipal systems we tend to view what is called positivism as fundamentally a movement to democratize policy by increasing the power of parliament - the elected representatives - at the expense of the more conservative judiciary.
movement
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In municipal systems we tend to view what is called positivism as fundamentally a movement to democratize policy by increasing the power of parliament - the elected representatives - at the expense of the more conservative judiciary.
democratize
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In municipal systems we tend to view what is called positivism as fundamentally a movement to democratize policy by increasing the power of parliament - the elected representatives - at the expense of the more conservative judiciary.
policy
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In municipal systems we tend to view what is called positivism as fundamentally a movement to democratize policy by increasing the power of parliament - the elected representatives - at the expense of the more conservative judiciary.
increasing
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In municipal systems we tend to view what is called positivism as fundamentally a movement to democratize policy by increasing the power of parliament - the elected representatives - at the expense of the more conservative judiciary.
power
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In municipal systems we tend to view what is called positivism as fundamentally a movement to democratize policy by increasing the power of parliament - the elected representatives - at the expense of the more conservative judiciary.
parliament
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In municipal systems we tend to view what is called positivism as fundamentally a movement to democratize policy by increasing the power of parliament - the elected representatives - at the expense of the more conservative judiciary.
elected
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In municipal systems we tend to view what is called positivism as fundamentally a movement to democratize policy by increasing the power of parliament - the elected representatives - at the expense of the more conservative judiciary.
representatives
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In municipal systems we tend to view what is called positivism as fundamentally a movement to democratize policy by increasing the power of parliament - the elected representatives - at the expense of the more conservative judiciary.
expense
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In municipal systems we tend to view what is called positivism as fundamentally a movement to democratize policy by increasing the power of parliament - the elected representatives - at the expense of the more conservative judiciary.
more
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In municipal systems we tend to view what is called positivism as fundamentally a movement to democratize policy by increasing the power of parliament - the elected representatives - at the expense of the more conservative judiciary.
conservative
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In municipal systems we tend to view what is called positivism as fundamentally a movement to democratize policy by increasing the power of parliament - the elected representatives - at the expense of the more conservative judiciary.
judiciary
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When the power of the latter was made both limited and explicit - when norms were clarified and made more precise and the creation of new norms was placed exclusively in parliamentary hands - two purposes were served : Government was made subservient to an institutionalized popular will, and law became a rational syste...
power
{ "name": "power", "sense_definitions_list": [ "possession of controlling influence", "(physics) the rate of doing work; measured in watts (= joules/second)", "possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done", "(of a government or government o...
[ "possession of controlling influence" ]
[ "power%1:07:00::" ]
When the power of the latter was made both limited and explicit - when norms were clarified and made more precise and the creation of new norms was placed exclusively in parliamentary hands - two purposes were served : Government was made subservient to an institutionalized popular will, and law became a rational syste...
latter
{ "name": "latter", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the second of two or the second mentioned of two", "referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)" ] }
[ "referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)" ]
[ "latter%3:00:00::" ]
When the power of the latter was made both limited and explicit - when norms were clarified and made more precise and the creation of new norms was placed exclusively in parliamentary hands - two purposes were served : Government was made subservient to an institutionalized popular will, and law became a rational syste...
made
{ "name": "make", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a recognizable kind", "the act of mixing cards haphazardly", "engage in", "give certain properties to something", "make or cause to be or to become", "cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner", "give rise to; cause to happen or occur,...
[ "give certain properties to something" ]
[ "make%2:30:00::" ]
When the power of the latter was made both limited and explicit - when norms were clarified and made more precise and the creation of new norms was placed exclusively in parliamentary hands - two purposes were served : Government was made subservient to an institutionalized popular will, and law became a rational syste...
limited
{ "name": "limited", "sense_definitions_list": [ "public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops", "place limits on (extent or access)", "restrict or confine,", "decide upon or fix definitely", "small in range or scope", "subject to limits or subject...
[ "small in range or scope" ]
[ "limited%3:00:00::" ]
When the power of the latter was made both limited and explicit - when norms were clarified and made more precise and the creation of new norms was placed exclusively in parliamentary hands - two purposes were served : Government was made subservient to an institutionalized popular will, and law became a rational syste...
explicit
{ "name": "explicit", "sense_definitions_list": [ "precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication", "in accordance with fact or the primary meaning of a term" ] }
[ "precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication" ]
[ "explicit%3:00:00::" ]
When the power of the latter was made both limited and explicit - when norms were clarified and made more precise and the creation of new norms was placed exclusively in parliamentary hands - two purposes were served : Government was made subservient to an institutionalized popular will, and law became a rational syste...
norms
{ "name": "norm", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical", "a statistic describing the location of a distribution" ] }
[ "a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical" ]
[ "norm%1:24:00::" ]
When the power of the latter was made both limited and explicit - when norms were clarified and made more precise and the creation of new norms was placed exclusively in parliamentary hands - two purposes were served : Government was made subservient to an institutionalized popular will, and law became a rational syste...
clarified
{ "name": "clarify", "sense_definitions_list": [ "make clear and (more) comprehensible", "make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating" ] }
[ "make clear and (more) comprehensible" ]
[ "clarify%2:32:00::" ]
When the power of the latter was made both limited and explicit - when norms were clarified and made more precise and the creation of new norms was placed exclusively in parliamentary hands - two purposes were served : Government was made subservient to an institutionalized popular will, and law became a rational syste...
made
{ "name": "make", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a recognizable kind", "the act of mixing cards haphazardly", "engage in", "give certain properties to something", "make or cause to be or to become", "cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner", "give rise to; cause to happen or occur,...
[ "give certain properties to something" ]
[ "make%2:30:00::" ]
When the power of the latter was made both limited and explicit - when norms were clarified and made more precise and the creation of new norms was placed exclusively in parliamentary hands - two purposes were served : Government was made subservient to an institutionalized popular will, and law became a rational syste...
more
{ "name": "more", "sense_definitions_list": [ "English statesman who opposed Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded; recalled for his concept of Utopia, the ideal state", "(comparative of `much' used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or ex...
[ "used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs" ]
[ "more%4:02:00::" ]
When the power of the latter was made both limited and explicit - when norms were clarified and made more precise and the creation of new norms was placed exclusively in parliamentary hands - two purposes were served : Government was made subservient to an institutionalized popular will, and law became a rational syste...
precise
{ "name": "precise", "sense_definitions_list": [ "sharply exact or accurate or delimited", "(of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth ; strictly correct" ] }
[ "sharply exact or accurate or delimited" ]
[ "precise%3:00:00::" ]
When the power of the latter was made both limited and explicit - when norms were clarified and made more precise and the creation of new norms was placed exclusively in parliamentary hands - two purposes were served : Government was made subservient to an institutionalized popular will, and law became a rational syste...
creation
{ "name": "creation", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the human act of creating", "an artifact that has been brought into existence by someone", "the event that occurred at the beginning of something", "the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new", "(theology) God's ...
[ "the human act of creating" ]
[ "creation%1:04:00::" ]
When the power of the latter was made both limited and explicit - when norms were clarified and made more precise and the creation of new norms was placed exclusively in parliamentary hands - two purposes were served : Government was made subservient to an institutionalized popular will, and law became a rational syste...
new
{ "name": "new", "sense_definitions_list": [ "not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered", "original and of a kind not seen before", "lacking training or experience", "having no previous example or precedent or parallel", "ot...
[ "not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered" ]
[ "new%3:00:00::" ]
When the power of the latter was made both limited and explicit - when norms were clarified and made more precise and the creation of new norms was placed exclusively in parliamentary hands - two purposes were served : Government was made subservient to an institutionalized popular will, and law became a rational syste...
norms
{ "name": "norm", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical", "a statistic describing the location of a distribution" ] }
[ "a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical" ]
[ "norm%1:24:00::" ]
When the power of the latter was made both limited and explicit - when norms were clarified and made more precise and the creation of new norms was placed exclusively in parliamentary hands - two purposes were served : Government was made subservient to an institutionalized popular will, and law became a rational syste...
placed
{ "name": "place", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a point located with respect to surface features of some region", "any area set aside for a particular purpose", "an abstract mental location", "a general vicinity", "the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another", ...
[ "put into a certain place or abstract location" ]
[ "place%2:35:00::" ]
When the power of the latter was made both limited and explicit - when norms were clarified and made more precise and the creation of new norms was placed exclusively in parliamentary hands - two purposes were served : Government was made subservient to an institutionalized popular will, and law became a rational syste...
exclusively
{ "name": "exclusively", "sense_definitions_list": [ "without any others being included or involved" ] }
[ "without any others being included or involved" ]
[ "exclusively%4:02:00::" ]
When the power of the latter was made both limited and explicit - when norms were clarified and made more precise and the creation of new norms was placed exclusively in parliamentary hands - two purposes were served : Government was made subservient to an institutionalized popular will, and law became a rational syste...
parliamentary
{ "name": "parliamentary", "sense_definitions_list": [ "relating to or having the nature of a parliament", "having the supreme legislative power resting with a body of cabinet ministers chosen from and responsible to the legislature or parliament", "in accord with rules and customs of a legislative or d...
[ "relating to or having the nature of a parliament" ]
[ "parliamentary%3:01:00::" ]
When the power of the latter was made both limited and explicit - when norms were clarified and made more precise and the creation of new norms was placed exclusively in parliamentary hands - two purposes were served : Government was made subservient to an institutionalized popular will, and law became a rational syste...
hands
{ "name": "hands", "sense_definitions_list": [ "(with `in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child", "the force of workers available", "the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb", "a hired laborer on a farm or ranch", "something wri...
[ "(with `in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child" ]
[ "hands%1:04:00::" ]
When the power of the latter was made both limited and explicit - when norms were clarified and made more precise and the creation of new norms was placed exclusively in parliamentary hands - two purposes were served : Government was made subservient to an institutionalized popular will, and law became a rational syste...
two
{ "name": "two", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number", "one of the four playing cards in a deck that have two spots", "being one more than one" ] }
[ "being one more than one" ]
[ "two%5:00:00:cardinal:00" ]
When the power of the latter was made both limited and explicit - when norms were clarified and made more precise and the creation of new norms was placed exclusively in parliamentary hands - two purposes were served : Government was made subservient to an institutionalized popular will, and law became a rational syste...
purposes
{ "name": "purpose", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions", "what something is used for", "the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; firmness of purpose", "propose or intend", "reach a decision" ] }
[ "an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions" ]
[ "purpose%1:09:00::" ]
When the power of the latter was made both limited and explicit - when norms were clarified and made more precise and the creation of new norms was placed exclusively in parliamentary hands - two purposes were served : Government was made subservient to an institutionalized popular will, and law became a rational syste...
served
{ "name": "serve", "sense_definitions_list": [ "(sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play", "serve a purpose, role, or function", "do duty or hold offices; serve in a specific function", "contribute or conduce to", "be used by; as of a utility", "help to some food; help with food or drink...
[ "serve a purpose, role, or function" ]
[ "serve%2:42:03::" ]
When the power of the latter was made both limited and explicit - when norms were clarified and made more precise and the creation of new norms was placed exclusively in parliamentary hands - two purposes were served : Government was made subservient to an institutionalized popular will, and law became a rational syste...
Government
{ "name": "government", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit", "the act of governing; exercising authority", "(government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed", "the study of government of states and...
[ "the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit" ]
[ "government%1:14:00::" ]
When the power of the latter was made both limited and explicit - when norms were clarified and made more precise and the creation of new norms was placed exclusively in parliamentary hands - two purposes were served : Government was made subservient to an institutionalized popular will, and law became a rational syste...
made
{ "name": "make", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a recognizable kind", "the act of mixing cards haphazardly", "engage in", "give certain properties to something", "make or cause to be or to become", "cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner", "give rise to; cause to happen or occur,...
[ "give certain properties to something" ]
[ "make%2:30:00::" ]
When the power of the latter was made both limited and explicit - when norms were clarified and made more precise and the creation of new norms was placed exclusively in parliamentary hands - two purposes were served : Government was made subservient to an institutionalized popular will, and law became a rational syste...
subservient
{ "name": "subservient", "sense_definitions_list": [ "compliant and obedient to authority; -G. B. Shaw", "serving or acting as a means or aid", "abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant; ; - S.H.Adams" ] }
[ "compliant and obedient to authority; -G. B. Shaw" ]
[ "subservient%5:00:00:subordinate:02" ]
When the power of the latter was made both limited and explicit - when norms were clarified and made more precise and the creation of new norms was placed exclusively in parliamentary hands - two purposes were served : Government was made subservient to an institutionalized popular will, and law became a rational syste...
institutionalized
{ "name": "institutionalized", "sense_definitions_list": [ "cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution", "officially placed in or committed to a specialized institution", "given the character of an institution or incorporated into a structured and usually well-established system" ] }
[ "given the character of an institution or incorporated into a structured and usually well-established system" ]
[ "institutionalized%5:00:00:institutional:00" ]
When the power of the latter was made both limited and explicit - when norms were clarified and made more precise and the creation of new norms was placed exclusively in parliamentary hands - two purposes were served : Government was made subservient to an institutionalized popular will, and law became a rational syste...
popular
{ "name": "popular", "sense_definitions_list": [ "regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public", "carried on by or for the people (or citizens) at large", "representing or appealing to or adapted for the benefit of the people at large", "(of music or art) new an...
[ "carried on by or for the people (or citizens) at large" ]
[ "popular%5:00:00:democratic:00" ]
When the power of the latter was made both limited and explicit - when norms were clarified and made more precise and the creation of new norms was placed exclusively in parliamentary hands - two purposes were served : Government was made subservient to an institutionalized popular will, and law became a rational syste...
will
{ "name": "will", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention; - George Meredith", "a fixed and persistent intent or purpose", "a legal document declaring a person's wishes regarding the disposal of their property when they die", "decree or ordain", ...
[ "the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention; - George Meredith" ]
[ "will%1:09:00::" ]
When the power of the latter was made both limited and explicit - when norms were clarified and made more precise and the creation of new norms was placed exclusively in parliamentary hands - two purposes were served : Government was made subservient to an institutionalized popular will, and law became a rational syste...
law
{ "name": "law", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the collection of rules imposed by authority", "legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity", "a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society", "a generalization t...
[ "the collection of rules imposed by authority" ]
[ "law%1:14:00::" ]
When the power of the latter was made both limited and explicit - when norms were clarified and made more precise and the creation of new norms was placed exclusively in parliamentary hands - two purposes were served : Government was made subservient to an institutionalized popular will, and law became a rational syste...
became
{ "name": "become", "sense_definitions_list": [ "enter or assume a certain state or condition", "undergo a change or development", "come into existence", "enhance the appearance of" ] }
[ "undergo a change or development" ]
[ "become%2:42:01::" ]
When the power of the latter was made both limited and explicit - when norms were clarified and made more precise and the creation of new norms was placed exclusively in parliamentary hands - two purposes were served : Government was made subservient to an institutionalized popular will, and law became a rational syste...
rational
{ "name": "rational", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an integer or a fraction", "consistent with or based on or using reason", "of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind", "capable of being expressed as a quotient of integers", "having its source in or being guided by the intellect (a...
[ "consistent with or based on or using reason" ]
[ "rational%3:00:00::" ]
When the power of the latter was made both limited and explicit - when norms were clarified and made more precise and the creation of new norms was placed exclusively in parliamentary hands - two purposes were served : Government was made subservient to an institutionalized popular will, and law became a rational syste...
system
{ "name": "system", "sense_definitions_list": [ "instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity", "a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole", "(physical chemistry) a sample of matter in which substances in differe...
[ "a procedure or process for obtaining an objective" ]
[ "system%1:09:01::" ]
When the power of the latter was made both limited and explicit - when norms were clarified and made more precise and the creation of new norms was placed exclusively in parliamentary hands - two purposes were served : Government was made subservient to an institutionalized popular will, and law became a rational syste...
implementing
{ "name": "implement", "sense_definitions_list": [ "instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end", "apply in a manner consistent with its purpose or design", "ensure observance of laws and rules", "pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue" ] }
[ "pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue" ]
[ "implement%2:30:00::" ]
When the power of the latter was made both limited and explicit - when norms were clarified and made more precise and the creation of new norms was placed exclusively in parliamentary hands - two purposes were served : Government was made subservient to an institutionalized popular will, and law became a rational syste...
will
{ "name": "will", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention; - George Meredith", "a fixed and persistent intent or purpose", "a legal document declaring a person's wishes regarding the disposal of their property when they die", "decree or ordain", ...
[ "the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention; - George Meredith" ]
[ "will%1:09:00::" ]
When the power of the latter was made both limited and explicit - when norms were clarified and made more precise and the creation of new norms was placed exclusively in parliamentary hands - two purposes were served : Government was made subservient to an institutionalized popular will, and law became a rational syste...
serving
{ "name": "serve", "sense_definitions_list": [ "(sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play", "serve a purpose, role, or function", "do duty or hold offices; serve in a specific function", "contribute or conduce to", "be used by; as of a utility", "help to some food; help with food or drink...
[ "serve a purpose, role, or function" ]
[ "serve%2:42:03::" ]
When the power of the latter was made both limited and explicit - when norms were clarified and made more precise and the creation of new norms was placed exclusively in parliamentary hands - two purposes were served : Government was made subservient to an institutionalized popular will, and law became a rational syste...
conscious
{ "name": "conscious", "sense_definitions_list": [ "intentionally conceived", "knowing and perceiving; having awareness of surroundings and sensations and thoughts", "(followed by `of') showing realization or recognition of something; ; ; - Thomas Hardy" ] }
[ "intentionally conceived" ]
[ "conscious%5:00:00:intended:00" ]
When the power of the latter was made both limited and explicit - when norms were clarified and made more precise and the creation of new norms was placed exclusively in parliamentary hands - two purposes were served : Government was made subservient to an institutionalized popular will, and law became a rational syste...
goals
{ "name": "goal", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it", "the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)", "game equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a game...
[ "the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it" ]
[ "goal%1:09:00::" ]
When the power of the latter was made both limited and explicit - when norms were clarified and made more precise and the creation of new norms was placed exclusively in parliamentary hands - two purposes were served : Government was made subservient to an institutionalized popular will, and law became a rational syste...
embodying
{ "name": "embody", "sense_definitions_list": [ "represent in bodily form", "represent, as of a character on stage", "represent or express something abstract in tangible form" ] }
[ "represent, as of a character on stage" ]
[ "embody%2:42:00::" ]
When the power of the latter was made both limited and explicit - when norms were clarified and made more precise and the creation of new norms was placed exclusively in parliamentary hands - two purposes were served : Government was made subservient to an institutionalized popular will, and law became a rational syste...
public
{ "name": "public", "sense_definitions_list": [ "people in general considered as a whole", "a body of people sharing some common interest", "not private; open to or concerning the people as a whole", "affecting the people or community as a whole" ] }
[ "affecting the people or community as a whole" ]
[ "public%5:00:00:common:02" ]
When the power of the latter was made both limited and explicit - when norms were clarified and made more precise and the creation of new norms was placed exclusively in parliamentary hands - two purposes were served : Government was made subservient to an institutionalized popular will, and law became a rational syste...
policy
{ "name": "policy", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group", "a line of argument rationalizing the course of action of a government", "written contract or certificate of insurance" ] }
[ "a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group" ]
[ "policy%1:09:00::" ]
It is true that, initially, the task was to remove restrictions that, it was thought, inhibited the free flow of money, goods, and labor ; but even laissez-faire was a conscious policy.
is
{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...
[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]
[ "be%2:42:03::" ]