ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MISCREANT
From Old French mescreant unbelieving, from mes-mis-1 + creant, ultimately from Latin credere to believe.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MISCREANT»
Discover the use of
miscreant in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
miscreant and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Jacques Forestier, the central character of Cocteau's famous first novel from 1921, is a parasite and dilettante who responds readily to beauty in both sexes.
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The Little Giant Encyclopedia of Logic Puzzles
A mysterious masked miscreant was a thorn in Sir Hector's side. He was a
villainous type, guilty of many wrong deeds. Sir Hector finally tracked him down,
and the two faced each other, prepared for a fight to the finish. The time of day
was ...
O vassal! miscreant ! 160 Kent. Kill thy physician, and thy fee bestow Upon the
foul disease. Revoke thy gift; Or, whilst I can vent clamour from my throat, I'll tell
thee thou dost evil. Lear. Hear me, recreant 1 On thine allegiance, hear me !
William Shakespeare, 2001
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The Parliamentary Debates (Authorized Edition)
Question : — " On the two occasions that I made use of the word ' miscreant '
towards Mr. O'Malley, did I do so as between prosecutor and defendant, or only in
defending myself, as any other stranger in the court might have done had he
been ...
Great Britain. Parliament, William Cobbett, Thomas Curson Hansard, 1843
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Parliamentary Debates: Official Report : ... Session of the ...
Question : — " On the two occasions that I made use of the word ' miscreant'
towards Mr. O'Malley, did I do so as between prosecutor and defendant, or only in
defending myself, as any other stranger in the court might have done had he
been ...
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House of Commons Papers
On the two occasions thai I made use of the word " miscreant " towards Mr. O'
Malley, did I do so as between prosecutor and defendant, or only in defending
myself as any other stranger in the court might have done had he been so grossly
and ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1845
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HANSARD'S PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES: Third Series; COMMENCING ...
intention of acting, as a magistrate upon the occasion alluded to." Question :— "
On the two occasions that I made use of the word ' miscreant ' towards Mr. O'
Malley, did I do so as between prosecutor and defendant, or only in defending
myself, ...
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Hansard's parliamentary debates
suits than was offered to you previous to your using the word 1 miscreant' to Mr. O
'Malley, nor such outaageous language and threats of violence to you as Mr. O'
Malley had recourse to before he induced you to apply a second time the term ...
Great Britain. Parliament, Thomas Curson Hansard, 1843
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That's What I'm Talking about
My crimes: demands to a miscreant judge to step aside; confidential complaints
to supervising judges; an aborted inquiry into the miscreant's ties to lawyers with
court business - blocked by the miscreant. My many convictions: interference with
...
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MAY IT PLEASE THE COURT 2nd Edition
My crimes: demands to a miscreant judge to step aside; confidential complaints
to supervising judges; an aborted inquiry into the miscreant's ties to lawyers with
court business - blocked by the miscreant. My many convictions: interference with
...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MISCREANT»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
miscreant is used in the context of the following news items.
Justin Hunter expected at Titans training camp
After reading the account of what happened I'm surprised this was the Titans' response. Just goes to show you can behave like a miscreant as ... «NBCSports.com, Jul 15»
Primary Could Be Pivotal
... most of their convention delegates, as well as candidate refusals to buck their national party by campaigning vigorously in miscreant states. «Carolina Journal, Jul 15»
San Andreas Director Brad Peyton In Talks For Rampage
... third Journey film and a movie featuring DC Comics' miscreant Lobo that is likely on hold thanks to the company's big Justice League plans. «Empire Online, Jul 15»
Richard Scudamore: England may have to select from second tier as …
We are seeing a different breed coming through, the miscreant footballer is a thing of the past,” said Scudamore who presumably has not seen ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
Chief Justice Young: Even judges deserve due process
... been very insistent on maintaining high standards of judicial conduct and has removed a number of miscreant judges in the past few years. «The Detroit News, Jul 15»
Here's how Aishwarya's fight sequence video from Jazbaa got leaked
And it being a night shoot, the security guards could not keep a tab on the miscreant. However, the entire episode has left director Sanjay Gupta ... «Daily Bhaskar, Jul 15»
Carolyn Bointon: Find a bin, put it in, and stop fly-tipping in …
When I see another kid dropping a sweet wrapper or tossing aside an empty packet, I'll quite happily pick it up and march up to the miscreant to ... «Ashbourne News Telegraph, Jul 15»
10 kg ganja seized, 2 arrested
When he fell down, a motorbike stopped near him and the miscreant riding it snatched the ornaments at gunpoint and fled from the scene, ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»
Crackdown on horrible bosses as banning orders jump
Moore Stephens said that the Insolvency Service, which leads investigations and takea action against miscreant directors, has seen its budget ... «Insolvency News, Jul 15»
Seniors need to just say "no" to online dating scams
Many victims waste a lot of time trying to track down the miscreant themselves. It's almost impossible to do, of course, and trying to "out" the con ... «ConsumerAffairs, Jul 15»
