simpliciter


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simpliciter

(sɪmˈplɪsɪtə)
adv
(Law) Scots law simply
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It is a way that some men have, to glance and dart at others, by justifying themselves by negatives; as to say, This I do not; as Tigellinus did towards Burrhus, Se non diversas spes, sed incolumitatem imperatoris simpliciter spectare.
At the highest echelon of decision making in Nigeria, a lot of ignorance and rank naivety are daily hawked as governmental policy, borne out of warped mindset, personal constraints, tenuous depth or its deficit simpliciter. Similar naivety was demonstrated by the government of then Governor Bisi Akande of Osun State.
laws in a certain respect, while laws properly ordered to the common good are laws simpliciter, i.e.
He told Ms Gallagher the court was dropping the charges by deserting the case "simpliciter," meaning he was bringing the case to an end.
Failure to uphold international obligations due to an inconsistent or obstructive amendment would be viewed by the international community as a default simpliciter by PakAistan.
He said: "If the advice is not to with repeal simpliciter and to add an enabling clause [to allow the Government then legislate without fear of a constitutional challenge] I will raise my concerns because the Eighth Amendment has bti been the only protection the unborn has had since its insertion into the Constitution by the people at the time in 1983."
Given his denial of a natural order, Dewey must speak of "ends in view" rather than ends simpliciter.
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