nem. con.

abbreviation for

1. nemine contradicente.

nem. con.

abbreviation for

1. nemine contradicente

Word History and Origins

Origin of nem. con.¹

Latin: no-one contradicting; unanimously

Example Sentences

No one else has anything to say: Council's proposal, whatever it is, carried nem. con.

From Project Gutenberg

The matches having been all either clenched or broken off in the parlor, and the test of the plates, as if by mutual consent, having been declared unsatisfactory, old Murdock thought it a good opportunity to move an adjournment of the whole party, to see the fun in the kitchen, which was seconded by Mrs. Moran, and carried nem. con.

From Project Gutenberg

Our conversation, therefore, was not only very amicable, but ran some risk of being dull from the mere want of contradiction; for to a hearty conscientious condemnation of the proceedings which led to this trial of the pr�venus d'Avril there was an unanimous sentence passed nem. con. throughout the whole party.

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That it should be inserted somehow, was decided nem. con. in London.

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The Privy Council censured Lord Kilwarden for his pusillanimous behaviour at the trial, alleging that it was a pity to see a man high in office who showed so little resource in an emergency; but at the same time they decided nem. con. that there must be no more state-trials.

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Related Words

• collectively
• commonly
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• universally