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intone(2)(dictionary)
intone(1)(dictionary)
intone(dictionary)
indirect(dictionary)
indirect tax(dictionary)
Indirect(medicine)
Indirect Tax(money)
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INDIRECT EVIDENCE (law) and intone(2) (iou)


INDIRECT EVIDENCE (law)


INDIRECT EVIDENCE. That proof which does not prove the fact in question, but proves another, the certainty of which may lead to the discovery of the proves another, the certainty of which may lead to the discovery of the truth of the one sought. truth of the one sought.

intone(2) (iou)



intone verb. Also (earlier, now rare) entone. L15.
[medieval Latin intonare, formed as IN-2 + tonus TONE noun; en- from Old French entoner (mod. entonner).]
verb trans. & intrans. Utter in musical tones, chant; spec. recite in a singing voice (esp. a psalm, prayer, etc. in a liturgy), usu. in a monotone. L15.
A. Burgess An age-old Hindu prayer was intoned. B. Emecheta The priest..kept mumbling and intoning.
verb trans. Utter with a particular tone or intonation. M19.
G. P. Marsh A clear..and properly intoned..pronunciation.
intonement noun (rare) the action of intoning or chanting M19.
intoner noun M19.