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  • 51IMPÔT — Phénomène social à multiples facettes dont la complexité n’est plus à démontrer, l’impôt fait partie intégrante de la vie publique et rythme tous les instants de la vie du citoyen. Sans doute l’impôt a t il varié dans son poids, dans sa… …

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  • 52ship money — noun an impost levied in England to provide money for ships for national defense • Hypernyms: ↑customs, ↑customs duty, ↑custom, ↑impost * * * noun : an impost levied at various times on the ports, towns, or shires of England to provide ships for… …

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  • 53im|post — im|post1 «IHM pohst», noun, verb. –n. 1. a tax or duty, especially on goods brought into a country; customs duty: »There is an impost on wool imported from other countries. 2. a tax; tribute. 3. (in racing) the weight that a horse must carry in a …

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  • 54Ad valorem duty — Duty Du ty, n.; pl. {Duties}. [From {Due}.] 1. That which is due; payment. [Obs. as signifying a material thing.] [1913 Webster] When thou receivest money for thy labor or ware, thou receivest thy duty. Tyndale. [1913 Webster] 2. That which a… …

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  • 55Continuous — Con*tin u*ous, a. [L. continuus, fr. continere to hold together. See {Continent}.] 1. Without break, cessation, or interruption; without intervening space or time; uninterrupted; unbroken; continual; unceasing; constant; continued; protracted;… …

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  • 56Continuous brake — Continuous Con*tin u*ous, a. [L. continuus, fr. continere to hold together. See {Continent}.] 1. Without break, cessation, or interruption; without intervening space or time; uninterrupted; unbroken; continual; unceasing; constant; continued;… …

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  • 57Duties — Duty Du ty, n.; pl. {Duties}. [From {Due}.] 1. That which is due; payment. [Obs. as signifying a material thing.] [1913 Webster] When thou receivest money for thy labor or ware, thou receivest thy duty. Tyndale. [1913 Webster] 2. That which a… …

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  • 58Duty — Du ty, n.; pl. {Duties}. [From {Due}.] 1. That which is due; payment. [Obs. as signifying a material thing.] [1913 Webster] When thou receivest money for thy labor or ware, thou receivest thy duty. Tyndale. [1913 Webster] 2. That which a person… …

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  • 59On duty — Duty Du ty, n.; pl. {Duties}. [From {Due}.] 1. That which is due; payment. [Obs. as signifying a material thing.] [1913 Webster] When thou receivest money for thy labor or ware, thou receivest thy duty. Tyndale. [1913 Webster] 2. That which a… …

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  • 60Specific duty — Duty Du ty, n.; pl. {Duties}. [From {Due}.] 1. That which is due; payment. [Obs. as signifying a material thing.] [1913 Webster] When thou receivest money for thy labor or ware, thou receivest thy duty. Tyndale. [1913 Webster] 2. That which a… …

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