By Any Means

Definition: By Any Means

By Any Means

Adverb

1. In any way necessary; "I'll pass this course by hook or by crook".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Synonym: By Any Means

Means

Adverb: by means of, with; by what means, by all means, by any means, by some means; wherewith, herewith, therewith; wherewithal.

Crosswords: By Any Means

The war is still coming, Charles, and I intend to fight it by any means necessary. (X-Men; writing credit: Tom DeSanto; Bryan Singer)

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Books

• Bam! (By Any Means) (reference)

• Bamn (By Any Means Necessary): Outlaw Manifestos & Ephemera, 1965-1970 (reference)

• By Any Means Necessary: America's Secret Air War in the Cold War (reference)

  (more book examples)

Theater & Movies

• Babylon 5 - Season 1, v 1.7 - Survivors / By Any Means Necessary (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

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-- by any means necessary. Credit: Library of Congress.

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The danger, however, was at present so unperceived, that they did not by any means rank as misfortunes with her.

Scrooge was not much in the habit of cracking jokes, nor did he feel, in his heart, by any means waggish then.

This did not appear the worst, nor by any means a despicable alternative.

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Civil Liberties

Bolivia

The Constitution provides for the right to express ideas and opinions freely by any means of dissemination; however, there are some limitations on freedom of speech, and state agents attempted to intimidate some news media. (references)

Niger

According to the law used in the case, "those who by publication, distribution, or broadcast by any means cause a crime or an offense to occur or to be attempted will be punished as accomplices." In 2000 three journalists from the weekly l'Enqueteur newspaper were arrested for reporting false news regarding Nigerien troop movements near the Benin border. (references)

Economic History

Eritrea

The investment proclamation stipulates that disputes arising from a foreign investment involving a foreign investor or the government may be settled by any means agreeable to both sides. (references)

Human Rights

Colombia

A total of 27 crimes are punishable with immediate dismissal; these include: torture, forced disappearance, genocide, facilitating by any means the knowledge of protected information or access to classified documents without authorization, failure to enter into combat or to pursue the enemy having the capacity to do so, and retreating before the enemy or abandoning post without having used elements of defense that might be available. (references)

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Albanian

me çdo kusht (at all costs, at any cost). (various references)

Hungarian

mindenáron (at all costs, at any rate, by fair means or foul, by hook or by crook, by hook or crook), ha törik ha szakad (by fair means or foul). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

真平 (for anything, humbly, sincerely), 真っ平 (for anything, humbly, perfectly level, sincerely). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

まっぴら (for anything, humbly, sincerely). (various references)

Pig Latin

ybay anyay eansmay

Romanian

prin orice mijloace (by fair means or foul), într-un chip sau altul. (various references)

Russian 

каким бы то ни было образом, любыми средствами. (various references)

Turkish

nasıl olursa olsun (by hook or by crook, however, in any case), hiç (any, at all, aught, ever, far from, least of all, nary, naught, ne'er, never, nil, Nix, no, no whit, none, not a dreg, not a whit, not an iota, not at all, not exactly, not in the least, nothing, nought, null, nullity, ought, whatever, whatsoever, zero, zilch). (various references)

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-3 letters: banyans, baseman, bynames.

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