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circumscribed

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1. circumscribed - Adjective

2. circumscribed - Verb

4. circumscribed - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

of Circumscribe

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Hell hath no limits, nor is circumscribed In one self place, for where we are is hell, And where hell is there must we ever be. Christopher Marlowe

There is no such thing as absolute free speech; there are only absolute rights of private property. Speech is circumscribed by private property rights. You may deliver a disquisition in my virtual or actual living room only if I permit you to so do. Ilana Mercer

The Border Ballads, for instance, and the Robin Hood Ballads, clearly suppose a state of society which is nothing but a very circumscribed and not very important heroic age. Lascelles Abercrombie

We're aware of the scale of the planet, so we don't accept that our own circumscribed horizons constitute reality. Much more real is what's relayed to us by the TV. John Brunner

The Senate has unlimited debate; in the House, debate is ruthlessly circumscribed. There is frequent discussion as to which technique most effectively frustrates democratic process. John Kenneth Galbraith

Authority must be utilized by government to attain certain noble objective but this authority must be circumscribed. Ferdinand Marcos

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