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digression, indirection (indirect action)
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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Circuity — Cir*cu i*ty, n. A going round in a circle; a course not direct; a roundabout way of proceeding. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
circuity — [sər kyo͞o′ə tē] n. pl. circuities [OFr circuité < L circuitus] the quality or state of being circuitous; devious procedure; indirection … English World dictionary
circuity — /səˈkjuəti/ (say suh kyoohuhtee) noun circuitous quality; roundabout character: circuity of language; circuity of her reasoning …
circuity — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Indirectness Nouns circuity, circuitousness, circuition, circumvention, circumlocution, indirectness; bypass, roundabout way, ambages, detour, loop, winding, zigzag, deviation. See avoidance, convolution.… … English dictionary for students
circuity — ˌsər.ˈkyüəd.ē, sərˈk noun ( es) Etymology: irregular from circuit : roundabout circuitous procedure : indirection : lack of straightforwardness mired so deeply in its own complicated circuity of words C.O.Gregory … Useful english dictionary
Circuity of action — Circuit Cir cuit, n. [F. circuit, fr. L. circuitus, fr. circuire or circumire to go around; circum around + ire to go.] 1. The act of moving or revolving around, or as in a circle or orbit; a revolution; as, the periodical circuit of the earth… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
circuity of action — A complex, indirect, or roundabout course of legal proceeding, making two or more actions necessary in order to effect that adjustment of rights between all the parties concerned in the transaction which, by a more direct course, might have been… … Black's law dictionary
circuity of action — A complex, indirect, or roundabout course of legal proceeding, making two or more actions necessary in order to effect that adjustment of rights between all the parties concerned in the transaction which, by a more direct course, might have been… … Black's law dictionary
circuity — noun (plural ities) Etymology: circuitous Date: circa 1626 lack of straightforwardness ; indirection … New Collegiate Dictionary
circuity — /seuhr kyooh i tee/, n., pl. circuities. circuitous quality or roundabout character. [1535 45; CIRCUIT + Y3] * * * … Universalium
