Intimation

  • 1intimation — [ ɛ̃timasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1320; lat. jurid. intimatio → intimer ♦ Dr. Acte par lequel l appelant intime la partie adverse. ⇒ assignation (en appel). Cour. Mise en demeure. ⇒ injonction, 1. sommation. ● intimation nom féminin (bas latin intimatio,… …

    Encyclopédie Universelle

  • 2Intimation — In ti*ma tion, n. [L. intimatio: cf. F. intimation.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of intimating; also, the thing intimated. [1913 Webster] 2. Announcement; declaration. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] They made an edict with an intimation that whosoever… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3intimation — Intimation. s. f. v. L Acte par lequel on intime. L Exploit ne porte point intimation. intimation en cas d appel. l intimation du Concile …

    Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • 4intimation — I noun allusion, denuntiatio, hint, idea, implication, inference, inkling, innuendo, insinuation, mention, nuntius, overtone, reference, significatio, suggestion II index cloud ( …

    Law dictionary

  • 5intimation — [in΄tə mā′shən] n. 〚ME intimacion < OFr intimation < LL intimatio〛 1. the act of intimating 2. a formal announcement or declaration: now chiefly in law 3. a hint; indirect suggestion * * * See intimater. * * * …

    Universalium

  • 6intimation — mid 15c., action of making known, from M.Fr. intimation (late 14c.), from L.L. intimationem (nom. intimatio) an announcement (in M.L. a judicial notification ), noun of action from pp. stem of intimare (see INTIMATE (Cf. intimate)). Meaning&#8230; …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 7intimation — Intimation, f. acut. Est denonciation, et signification, Denuntiatio, Praedictio alicui facta (Terent. Andr. Neque hoc tu dicas tibi non praedictum caue) O intimation, Denuntiatione atque praedictione addita, Qui est la clause ordinaire és&#8230; …

    Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • 8intimation — [in΄tə mā′shən] n. [ME intimacion &LT; OFr intimation &LT; LL intimatio] 1. the act of intimating 2. a formal announcement or declaration: now chiefly in law 3. a hint; indirect suggestion …

    English World dictionary

  • 9Intimation — (v. lat.), 1) Bekanntmachung; 2) bekanntmachende Zufertigung; 3) (Lebenabsagen), das vorläufige Bekanntmachen des Todesurtheils da, wo eine öffentliche Bekanntmachung desselben an den Inquisiten, z.B. beim Hochnothpeinlichen Halsgericht, noch&#8230; …

    Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • 10Intimation — Intimation, lat. dtsch., Mittheilung, Bekanntmachung; die vorläufige Ankündigung des Todesurtheiles an einen Delinquenten, wo noch die öffentl. Verurtheilung gebräuchlich ist …

    Herders Conversations-Lexikon

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