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Definition of Pledges

1. pledge [v] - See also: pledge

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pledges

Literary usage of Pledges

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Abridgment of the Law of Nisi Prius by William Selwyn (1845)
"AT the commencement of a suit, it was the duty of the sheriff at the common law, in all actions, to take from the plaintiff pledges for the prosecution of ..."

2. Manual of Political Ethics by Francis Lieber (1875)
"Implied and positive, general and specific pledges.—Are pledges moral, and consistent with general Liberty and Justice ?—When are they so ? ..."

3. The Platform: Its Rise and Progress by Henry Lorenzo Jephson (1891)
"The National Political Union issued a leaflet on the subject of pledges, ... and the result made known, and that pledges should be given by him to the ..."

4. The Mirrour of Justices: Written Originally in the Old French, Long Before by Andrew Horne, Anthony Fitzherbert (1903)
"... but pledges are those, who bail other things than the body of men, ... safe pledges are those who are sufficient to answer the demand, or the value, ..."

5. An Abridgment of the Law of Nisi Prius by William Selwyn (1845)
"AT the commencement of a suit, it was the duty of the sheriff at the common law, in all actions, to take from the plaintiff pledges for the prosecution of ..."

6. Manual of Political Ethics by Francis Lieber (1875)
"Implied and positive, general and specific pledges.—Are pledges moral, and consistent with general Liberty and Justice ?—When are they so ? ..."

7. The Platform: Its Rise and Progress by Henry Lorenzo Jephson (1891)
"The National Political Union issued a leaflet on the subject of pledges, ... and the result made known, and that pledges should be given by him to the ..."

8. The Mirrour of Justices: Written Originally in the Old French, Long Before by Andrew Horne, Anthony Fitzherbert (1903)
"... but pledges are those, who bail other things than the body of men, ... safe pledges are those who are sufficient to answer the demand, or the value, ..."

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