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BY REASON OF

Definition: BY REASON OF

BY REASON OF

1. By means of; on account of; because of. ``Spain is thin sown of people, partly by reason of the sterility of the soil.'' --Bacon.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 


Synonyms within Context: BY REASON OF

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Motive

Adverb: because, therefore; (cause); from this motive, from that motive; for this reason, for that reason; for; by reason of, for the sake of, count of; out of, from, as, forasmuch as.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: BY REASON OF

English words defined with "BY REASON OF": Accident insurance, acquitted, AltarageBecause of, better-looking, Bossagecivil right, civil rightsDeviation of the compassfine-looking, Foot-sore, FromGeographic latitude, good-lookinghandsome, harvest moon, Here-at, higher rank, higher statusIn consequence of, in her own right, in his own right, in its own right, in one's own rightnot guiltyOn account ofprestigiousrecusal, recusation, Retired listsenior status, seniority, Serbonian, StickTo sag to leewardvenerable, Vis vivaWeak-minded, well-favored, well-favoured. (references)
Specialty definitions using "BY REASON OF": centrifugal discharge elevator bucket, Crowd, cutoff shotexplosion-hazard investigationIceland Dogs, interruptible gas, interruptible load, interruptible serviceKite-flyingLehmann processmisleading advertisingneonatorum, non-battle casualtyright of survivorshipsanded inteary ground, tidelandswater of capillarity. (references)

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Modern Usage: BY REASON OF

DomainUsage

Screenplays

Do you think you can persuade the court that you're not responsible by reason of lunacy? (Procès, Le; writing credit: Orson Welles)

Movie/TV Titles

Murder: By Reason of Insanity (1985)

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

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Commercial Usage: BY REASON OF

DomainTitle

Books

  • By Reason of Strength (Scottish Heritage Series) (reference)

    (more book examples)

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

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Familiar Quotations: BY REASON OF

AuthorQuotation

George Eliot

In all private quarrels the duller nature is triumphant by reason of dullness.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Historic Usage: BY REASON OF

AuthorDateQuotation

Magna Carta

1215

We will not by reason of any small serjeancy which anyone may hold of us by the service of rendering to us knives, arrows, or the like, have wardship of his heir or of the land which he holds of another lord by knight's service. (reference)

Amendment to US Constitution

1795-2021

The right of citizens of the United States to vote in any primary or other election for President or Vice President, for electors for President or Vice President, or for Senator or Representative in Congress, shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State by reason of failure to pay poll tax or other tax. (reference)

Treaty of Versailles

1919

The tribunal may, if necessary, fix also the amount which it may deem just should be paid by reason of the use of the rights during the war. (reference)

Brown v. Board of Education

1954

Therefore, we hold that the plaintiffs and others similarly situated for whom the actions have been brought are, by reason of the segregation complained of, deprived of the equal protection of the laws guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Use in Literature: BY REASON OF

TitleAuthorQuote

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

Jean Valjean basked in her presence and felt his own happiness increase by reason of the happiness he conferred on Cosette.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: BY REASON OF

SubjectTopicQuote

Business

The provisions on the distributorship contract establishing the term of an agreement giving the granting party the unilateral right of rescission are inapplicable under the law. The distributorship contract can only be rescinded by reason of just cause as defined by law or by amicable agreement among the parties. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Speeches: BY REASON OF

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

Ulysses S. Grant

1869-1877I say here, however, that I do not share in the apprehension held by many as to the danger of governments becoming weakened and destroyed by reason of their extension of territory.

Ronald Reagan

1981-1989We are for a provision that destitution should not follow unemployment by reason of old age, and to that end we have accepted Social Security as a step toward meeting the problem.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Modern Translation: BY REASON OF

Language Translations for "BY REASON OF"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

për shkak të (due to, in view of, on account of, owing to). (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

поради (because of, due to, for, out of, owing to, seeing, through), по причина на (because of). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

sairauden takia (by reason of illness, owing to illness). (various references)

   

French

  

si,par suite d'absence ou d'empêchement,les juges sont en nombre pair,... (by reason of a Judge absent or prevented from attending), en raison même des progrès réalisés, la Communauté est aujourd'hui parvenue un tournant de son histoire (by reason of the progress made). (various references)

   

German

  

wegen (because, because of, carp at, concerning, due to, for, for sake of, for the sake of, haze, on account of, owing to, quibble, through). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

λόγω (because of, by dint of, owing to). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ybay easonray ofay

   

Romanian

  

din pricinã, din cauza cã. (various references)

   

Russian 

  

вследствие (consequent on, in consequence of, on account of, on the score of, owing to, what with). (various references)

   

Scottish

  

air son (phr. for; on account of; instead of; by reason of). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

po razumu (reason: by reason of). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: BY REASON OF

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

e, ex. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Bible Trace: BY REASON OF

LanguageDateSourceRomans Chapter 12, Verse 6
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintEconteV de carismata kata thn carin thn doqeisan hmin diafora eite profhteian kata thn analogian thV pistewV
Latin405VulgateHabentes autem donationes secundum gratiam quae data est nobis differentes sive prophetiam secundum rationem fidei
Old English990West SaxonWe habbað sundre giefa, æfter godlic giefe þe us is gegifene. Gif sumes giefe sie forwitegung, þætte he bruceð þa æfter his geleafan maða.
Middle English1395WyclifTherfor we that han yiftis dyuersynge, aftir the grace that is youun to vs,
Renaissance English1526TyndaleThat we have dyvers gyftes accordynge to the grace that is geven vnto vs: yf eny man have ye gyft of prophesye let him have it that it be agreynge vnto the fayth.
Jacobean English1611King JamesHaving then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;
Victorian English1833WebsterHaving then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;
Basic English1964OgdenAnd having different qualities by reason of the grace given to us, such as the quality of a prophet, let it be made use of in relation to the measure of our faith;

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

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Matched Bible Translations: BY REASON OF

LanguageRomans Chapter 12, Verse 6
CebuanoUg sanglit nabatonan ta man ang espirituhanong mga hiyas nga nagkalainlain sibo sa grasya nga gihatag kanato, kinahanglan gamiton ta kini: kon sa profesiya, kinahanglan gamiton ta kini sibo sa gidak-on sa atong pagtoo;
CroatianDare pak imamo razlièite po milosti koja nam je dana: je li to prorokovanje - neka je primjereno vjeri;
DanishMen efterdi vi have forskellige Nådegaver efter den Nåde, som er given os, det være sig Profeti, da lader os bruge den i Forhold til vor Tro;
DutchHebbende nu verscheidene gaven, naar de genade, die ons gegeven is,
Finnishja meillä on erilaisia armolahjoja sen armon mukaan, mikä meille on annettu; jos jollakin on profetoimisen lahja, käyttäköön sitä sen mukaan, kuin hänellä uskoa on;
FrenchPuisque nous avons des dons différents, selon la grâce qui nous a été accordée, que celui qui a le don de prophétie l`exerce selon l`analogie de la foi;
Germanund haben mancherlei Gaben nach der Gnade, die uns gegeben ist.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariKita masing-masing mempunyai karunia-karunia pelayanan yang berlainan. Karunia-karunia itu diberikan oleh Allah kepada kita menurut rahmat-Nya. Sebab itu kita harus memakai karunia-karunia itu. Orang yang mempunyai karunia untuk mengabarkan berita dari Allah, harus mengabarkan berita dari Allah itu menurut kemampuan yang ada padanya.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaSedangkan kita menaruh karunia yang berlain-lainan menurut kadar anugerah yang dikaruniakan kepada kita itu: Jikalau nubuat, lakukanlah atas kadar iman;
ItalianAbbiamo pertanto doni diversi secondo la grazia data a ciascuno di noi. Chi ha il dono della profezia la eserciti secondo la misura della fede;
MaoriNa ka rere ke nei nga mea i homai ki a tatou, he mea e rite ana ki te aroha noa i homai ki a tatou, ki te mea he mahi poropiti, me poropiti, kia rite ano ki te rahi o to tatou whakapono;
NorwegianOg da vi har ulike nådegaver, alt efter den nåde som er oss gitt, så la oss, om vi har profetisk gave, bruke den efter som vi har tro til,
PortugueseDe modo que, tendo diferentes dons segundo a graça que nos foi dada, se é profecia, seja ela segundo a medida da fé;   
RumanianDeoarece avem felurite daruri, dupq harul care ne -a fost dat: cine are darul proorociei, sq -l kntrebuinyeze dupq mqsura credinyei lui.
ShuarIi Túratniun Yus Nusháa Nusháa Súramji Nii wakera nujai métek. Wats, Yus ámin suramsamna nu Túratniuitme. Yus ni chichamen etserkatniun suramsaitkiuinkia Yus Enentáimtakum unuimiarmam nujai métek etserkata.
SpanishDe manera que tenemos dones que varían según la gracia que nos ha sido concedida: Si es de profecía, úsese conforme a la medida de la fe;
SwahiliBasi, tunavyo vipaji mbalimbali kufuatana na neema tuliyopewa. Mwenye kipaji cha unabii na akitumie kadiri ya imani yake.
SwedishOch vi hava olika gåvor, alltefter den nåd som har blivit oss given. Har någon profetians gåva, så bruke han den efter måttet av sin tro;
UmaHore-hore ria kola' -ta to mosisala, ntuku' to nakolai' -taka Alata'ala. Tauna to ria kola' -na mpohowa' Lolita Alata'ala, kana mpopomako' bago-na toe ntuku' huka' pepangala' -na.

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

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Anagrams: BY REASON OF

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-b-e-f-n-o-o-r-s-y"

-2 letters: forebays.

-3 letters: baryons, boranes, forebay, rosebay, soybean.

-4 letters: arseno, barons, barony, baryes, baryon, beanos, boners, borane, borons, boyars, forays, forbye, foreby, foyers, nearby, nooser, rayons, reason, senary, senora, sooner, yearns, yerbas.

-5 letters: aboon, abyes, aeons, afore, arose, arson, banes, bares, barfs, barns, barny, baron, barye, baser, beano, beans, bears, boars, boner, bones, boney, boons.

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

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Modern
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Quotations: Familiar
6. Quotations: Historic
7. Quotations: Fiction
8. Quotations: Non-fiction
9. Quotations: Speeches
10. Translations: Modern
11. Translations: Ancient
12. Bible Trace
13. Anagrams
14. Bibliography


  

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