act+of+passing

  • 11passing — I. noun Date: 14th century the act of one that passes or causes to pass; especially death 1a II. adjective Date: 14th century 1. going by or past < a passing pedestrian > 2. having a brief duration < a passin …

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  • 12Passing off — For other uses of this and related terms please refer to the pass disambiguation page. Passing off is a common law tort which can be used to enforce unregistered trademark rights. The tort of passing off protects the goodwill of a trader from a&#8230; …

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  • 13Passing (juggling) — Manuel and Christoph Mitasch, world record holding club passers. Passing is the act of juggling between more than one person. It is a very social part of juggling and is very impressive to watch. It is possible to pass with any juggling prop, but …

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  • 14Act for the Relief of the Poor 1601 — Old Poor Law redirects here. For the Old Poor Law which existed in Scotland between 1574 1845, see Old Scottish Poor Law. The Act for the Relief of the Poor 1601, popularly known as the Elizabethan Poor Law , 43rd Elizabeth [1] or the Old Poor&#8230; …

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  • 15Act of Union 1800 — The phrase Act of Union 1800 (or sometimes Act of Union 1801) ( ga. Acht an Aontais 1800) is used to describe two complementary Acts [ [http://www.statutelaw.gov.uk/SearchResults.aspx?TYPE=QS Title=union Year=1800 Number= LegType=All+Legislation&#8230; …

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  • 16passing — passingly, adv. passingness, n. /pas ing, pah sing/, adj. 1. going by or past; elapsing: He was feeling better with each passing day. 2. brief, fleeting, or fortuitous; transitory: to take a passing fancy to something. 3. done, given, etc., in&#8230; …

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  • 17passing — pass•ing [[t]ˈpæs ɪŋ, ˈpɑ sɪŋ[/t]] adj. 1) going past; elapsing: each passing day[/ex] 2) brief; fleeting: a passing fancy[/ex] 3) superficial; cursory: a passing mention[/ex] 4) indicating satisfactory performance, as in a test: a passing&#8230; …

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  • 18passing — /ˈpasɪŋ/ (say pahsing) adjective 1. going by; elapsing. 2. fleeting or transitory. 3. that is now happening; current. 4. done, given, etc., in passing; cursory: a passing mention. 5. surpassing, pre eminent, or extreme. 6. indicating that one has …

  • 19Passing — Pass Pass, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Passed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Passing}.] [F. passer, LL. passare, fr. L. passus step, or from pandere, passum, to spread out, lay open. See {Pace}.] 1. To go; to move; to proceed; to be moved or transferred from one&#8230; …

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  • 20passing — Synonyms and related words: abandonment, abrupt, accidental, accompanying, act, ado, advance, advancement, afloat, afoot, aggrandizement, ambulant, ambulative, ambulatory, annihilation, ascending, axial, back, back flowing, backward, bane,&#8230; …

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