Without day

Without day
Without With*out", prep. [OE. withoute, withouten, AS. wi[eth]?tan; wi[eth] with, against, toward + ?tan outside, fr. ?t out. See {With}, prep., {Out}.] [1913 Webster] 1. On or at the outside of; out of; not within; as, without doors. [1913 Webster]

Without the gate Some drive the cars, and some the coursers rein. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

2. Out of the limits of; out of reach of; beyond. [1913 Webster]

Eternity, before the world and after, is without our reach. --T. Burnet. [1913 Webster]

3. Not with; otherwise than with; in absence of, separation from, or destitution of; not with use or employment of; independently of; exclusively of; with omission; as, without labor; without damage. [1913 Webster]

I wolde it do withouten negligence. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

Wise men will do it without a law. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]

Without the separation of the two monarchies, the most advantageous terms . . . must end in our destruction. --Addison. [1913 Webster]

There is no living with thee nor without thee. --Tatler. [1913 Webster]

{To do without}. See under {Do}.

{Without day} [a translation of L. sine die], without the appointment of a day to appear or assemble again; finally; as, the Fortieth Congress then adjourned without day.

{Without recourse}. See under {Recourse}. [1913 Webster]


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  • without day — A term used to describe a final ending or adjournment of a session of a legislature or a court; the English translation of the Latin phrase sine die. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. without day …   Law dictionary

  • without day — Without designation of day, as in an adjournment sine die …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • without day — A term used to signify that an adjournment or continuance is indefinite or final, or that no subsequent time is fixed for another meeting, or for further proceedings. See sine die …   Black's law dictionary

  • without day — phrasal : sine die …   Useful english dictionary

  • go without day — To go out of the court without any day appointed for returning; hence, to be dismissed by order of the court. See go hence without day …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • go without day — Words used to denote that a party is dismissed by the court. Party is said to go without day, because there is no day appointed for the party to appear again …   Black's law dictionary

  • go without day — Words used to denote that a party is dismissed by the court. Party is said to go without day, because there is no day appointed for the party to appear again …   Black's law dictionary

  • hence without day — See go hence without day …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • Without — With*out , prep. [OE. withoute, withouten, AS. wi[eth]?tan; wi[eth] with, against, toward + ?tan outside, fr. ?t out. See {With}, prep., {Out}.] [1913 Webster] 1. On or at the outside of; out of; not within; as, without doors. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Without recourse — Without With*out , prep. [OE. withoute, withouten, AS. wi[eth]?tan; wi[eth] with, against, toward + ?tan outside, fr. ?t out. See {With}, prep., {Out}.] [1913 Webster] 1. On or at the outside of; out of; not within; as, without doors. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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