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acknowledge the cornTo cop a plea; to admit to a small error but not a larger one.Rate it:

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can of cornAn easily caught fly ball.Rate it:

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what does that have to do with the price of cornA comment used to indicate that a previous comment is irrelevant or unimportant.Rate it:

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above the lawExempt from the laws that apply to everyone else.Rate it:

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crack down onTo enforce laws or punish more vigilantly.Rate it:

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Throw the Book at SomeoneSevere punishment for breaking of certain rules or laws; highest level of penaltyRate it:

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annona ingravescit, crescitthe price of corn is going up.Rate it:

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frumentum providere exercituito provide corn-supplies for the troops.Rate it:

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a force for goodsomething or someone, or an action that inspires or stands for morals, principles, laws and makes the world a a more fair and just placeRate it:

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ad denarios L in singulos modios annona perveneratcorn had gone up to 50 denarii the bushel.Rate it:

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annona cara estcorn is dear.Rate it:

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annona laxatur, levatur, vilior fitthe price of corn is going down.Rate it:

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caritas annonae (opp. vilitas), also simply annonadearth of corn; high prices.Rate it:

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chicken scratchChicken feed consisting of random mixed grains such as corn, wheat, barley, sorghum and milling by-products.Rate it:

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difficultas annonae (Imp. Pomp. 15. 44)want of corn; scarcity in the corn-market.Rate it:

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enemy combatantAny person in an armed conflict who may be properly detained under the laws and customs of war.Rate it:

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frumenta in agris matura non sunt (B. G. 1. 16. 2)the corn is not yet ripe.Rate it:

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frumenti vim maximam comparareto procure a very large supply of corn.Rate it:

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hac annona (Plaut. Trin. 2. 4. 83)when corn is as dear as it is.Rate it:

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inopia (opp. copia) rei frumentariaewant of corn; scarcity in the corn-market.Rate it:

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leges scribere, facere, condere, constituere (not dare)to make laws (of a legislator).Rate it:

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Solonis legibus sanctum erat, ut or nethe laws of Solon ordained that...Rate it:

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suis legibus utitur (B. G. 1. 45. 3)(a state) has its own laws, is autonomous.Rate it:

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