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Inscription : (noun)
1: letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on
something [syn: lettering]
2: a short message (as in a book or musical work or on a
photograph) dedicating it to someone or something [syn: dedication]
3: the activity of inscribing (especially carving or engraving)
letters or words
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Inscription : \In*scrip"tion\, n. [L. inscriptio, fr. inscribere,
inscriptum, to inscribe: cf. F. inscription. See Inscribe.]
1. The act or process of inscribing.
2. That which is inscribed; something written or engraved;
especially, a word or words written or engraved on a solid
substance for preservation or public inspection; as,
inscriptions on monuments, pillars, coins, medals, etc.
3. (Anat.) A line of division or intersection; as, the
tendinous inscriptions, or intersections, of a muscle.
4. An address, consignment, or informal dedication, as of a
book to a person, as a mark of respect or an invitation of
patronage.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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INSCRIPTION, civil law. An engagement which a person, who makes a solemn
accusation of a crime against another, enters into, that he will suffer the
same punishment, if he has accused, the other falsely, which would have been
inflicted upon him had he been guilty. Code, 9, 1, 10; Id. 9, 2, 16 and 17.
Based on Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [Bouvier_Law_Dictionary]:
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INSCRIPTION, evidence. Something written or engraved.
2. Inscriptions upon tombstones and other proper places, as rings, and
the like, are held to be evidence of pedigree. Bull. N. P. 233 Cowp. 591; 10
East, R. 120 13 Ves. 145 Vin. Ab. Ev. T. b.
87: 3 Stark. Ev. 116.
Based on Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [Bouvier_Law_Dictionary]:
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