destituteness

destituteness

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  • Destituteness — Des ti*tute*ness, n. Destitution. [R.] Ash. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • destituteness — index bankruptcy Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • destituteness — noun see destitute …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • destituteness — noun The state or quality of being destitute …   Wiktionary

  • destituteness — n. poverty, pennilessness, impoverishment, beggary …   English contemporary dictionary

  • destituteness — des·ti·tute·ness …   English syllables

  • destituteness — noun ( es) : the state of being destitute …   Useful english dictionary

  • destitute — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin destitutus, past participle of destituere to abandon, deprive, from de + statuere to set up more at statute Date: 14th century 1. lacking something needed or desirable < a lake destitute of fish > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • destitute — destitutely, adv. destituteness, n. /des ti tooht , tyooht /, adj., v., destituted, destituting. adj. 1. without means of subsistence; lacking food, clothing, and shelter. 2. deprived of, devoid of, or lacking (often fol. by of): destitute of… …   Universalium

  • bankruptcy — bank·rupt·cy / baŋ ˌkrəp sē/ n pl cies 1: the quality or state of a bankrupt filed for bankruptcy 2: the administration of an insolvent debtor s property by the court for the benefit of the debtor s creditors the debt was discharged in bankruptcy …   Law dictionary

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