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abdicate verb abandon, back out, be relieved, cede, demit, drop, forego, forfeit, give the reins to, give up, hand over, hold off, leave, let go, make way for, quit one's hold, relinquish, resign, retire, stand aside, surrender, unclench, vacate office, withdraw, yield See also: abandon, cede, defect, demit, depart, discontinue, forfeit, leave, quit, relinquish, renounce, repudiate, resign, retire, submit, surrender, vacate, void, withdraw, yield How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| So, avoiding both moral subjectivism and
an objectivism that abdicates personal responsibility, what does it mean
to form a good conscience? As long as the judiciary abdicates its role in checking the
excesses of power of the executive branch, further Guantanamos and Abu
Ghraibs are not only possible but likely. "The Three
Turks" are first, the Ottoman Empire, representing the very real
threat of the Turkish expansion into Europe; second, the "Internal
Turk" representing the Christian ruler who abdicates his
responsibility and justice to his subjects and works depredations upon
his subjects "worse than the Turk. |
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