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Entailing — Entail En*tail , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Entailed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Entailing}.] [OE. entailen to carve, OF. entailler. See {Entail}, n.] 1. To settle or fix inalienably on a person or thing, or on a person and his descendants or a certain line of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
entailing — en·tail || ɪn teɪl n. legal limitation which determines who may inherit an estate or property; predetermined succession for a position or office v. intail, involve, cause; require; demand; set a limitation on who may inherit an estate or… … English contemporary dictionary
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Downward entailing — In linguistic semantics, a downward entailing (in short: DE ) expression is one that denotes a monotone decreasing function. A downward entailing expression reverses the relation of semantic strength among expressions. An expression like run fast … Wikipedia
Best Available Techniques Not Entailing Excessive Costs — (abbr. BATNEEC) Integrated Pollution Control (IPC) was introduced by the Environmental Protection Act 1990 to cover prescribed processes. Those within Part A are potentially the most polluting processes and are under Environment Agency Control… … Law dictionary
Polarity item — In linguistics, a polarity item is a lexical element that can appear only in the environment of a certain licensing context. Polarity items are defined as Negative Polarity Items (NPIs) or Positive Polarity items (PPIs). Simple negation creates a … Wikipedia
Suttavibhanga — (IAST| vibhaṅga, Pali for rule analysis ) is the first book of the Theravadin Vinaya Pitaka. It is a commentary on the community rules (Patimokkha). The general form of the commentary is that each rule is preceded by a story telling how the… … Wikipedia
Patimokkha — In Buddhism, the Patimokkha is the basic Theravada code of monastic discipline, consisting of 227 rules for fully ordained monks (bhikkhus) and 311 for nuns (bhikkhunis). It is contained in the Suttavibhanga, a division of the Vinaya Pitaka.… … Wikipedia
BATNEEC — (abbr. of Best Available Techniques Not Entailing Excessive Costs) Integrated Pollution Control (IPC) was introduced by the Environmental Protection Act 1990 to cover prescribed processes. Those within Part A are potentially the most polluting… … Law dictionary
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