se : Idioms & Phrases

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A per se

  • (L. per se by itself), one preëminent; a nonesuch. Obs.
Webster 1913

Ethiops per se

  • (Old Chem.), mercury in finely divided state, having the appearance of a dark powder, obtained by shaking it up or by exposure to the air.
Webster 1913

felo-de-se

  • noun a person who kills himself intentionally
    suicide.
  • noun an act of deliberate self destruction
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Fe"lo-de-se` noun
Etymology
LL. felo, E. felon + de of, concerning + se self.
Wordforms
plural Felos-de-se
Definitions
  1. (Law) One who deliberately puts an end to his own existence, or loses his life while engaged in the commission of an unlawful or malicious act; a suicide. Burrill.
Webster 1913

Mala in se

  • L. (Law), offenses which are such from their own nature, at common law, irrespective of statute.
Webster 1913

per se

  • adverb with respect to its inherent nature
    in and of itself; as such; intrinsically.
    • this statement is interesting per se
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