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Definition of Relaxations
1. relaxation [n] - See also: relaxation
Lexicographical Neighbors of Relaxations
Literary usage of Relaxations
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. International Law and the World War by James Wilford Garner (1920)
"relaxations from the Common Law Rule. While it has long been a rule of the English
common law that the outbreak of war automatically interdicts all trade ..."
2. An Autobiography by Herbert Spencer (1904)
"... that this satisfaction, partly personal but largely impersonal, added to the
zest with which I entered upon the relaxations of the summer and autumn. ..."
3. A Treatise on the Laws of Commerce and Manufactures, and the Contracts by Joseph Chitty (1824)
"These relaxations are comprehensively and clearly stated by Dr. Robinson in the
Appendix to the 4th volume of his Reports. The following are the points of ..."
4. The International Law and Custom of Ancient Greece and Rome by Coleman Phillipson (1911)
"... Italy or of Sicily.5 In spite of the antagonism to foreigners,—an antagon-
relaxations in ism resting partly on religious motives and on pride culture, ..."
5. Institutes of Common and Statute Law by John Barbee Minor (1877)
"Let us, therefore, consider under this head the several relaxations which, in
the lapse of seven centuries, have occurred: (1), In respect to the absolute ..."
6. The Life of Charles Dickens by John Forster (1874)
"... Publication—Design of it—Old Favorites to be revived—Subjects to be dealt
with—Chapters on Chambers—Gog and Magog relaxations —Savage Chronicles—Others ..."
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