Having the power to correct; tending to rectify; as, corrective penalties.
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of Better
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of Better
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Strained; drawn close; tight; as, a strict embrace; a strict ligature.
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Strained; drawn close; tight; as, a strict embrace; a strict ligature.
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That which is devised, or formed by design; a contrivance; an invention; a project; a scheme; often, a scheme to deceive; a stratagem; an artifice.
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A pact.
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The addition to the human body of some artificial part, to replace one that is wanting, as a log or an eye; -- called also prothesis.
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To correct by punishment; to inflict pain upon the purpose of reclaiming; to discipline; as, to chasten a son with a rod.
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To correct by punishment; to inflict pain upon the purpose of reclaiming; to discipline; as, to chasten a son with a rod.
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Set right, or made straight; hence, conformable to truth, rectitude, or propriety, or to a just standard; not faulty or imperfect; free from error; a…
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Set right, or made straight; hence, conformable to truth, rectitude, or propriety, or to a just standard; not faulty or imperfect; free from error; a…
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To oppose with an equal weight or power; to counteract the power or effect of; to countervail; to equiponderate; to balance.
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To oppose with an equal weight or power; to counteract the power or effect of; to countervail; to equiponderate; to balance.
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The treatment suited to a disciple or learner; education; development of the faculties by instruction and exercise; training, whether physical, menta…
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The treatment suited to a disciple or learner; education; development of the faculties by instruction and exercise; training, whether physical, menta…
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of Set
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of Set
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Relating to discipline.
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Pertaining to discipline; intended for discipline; corrective; belonging to a course of training.
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Of or pertaining to restoration; having power to restore.
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