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As a verb, to point to; guide; order; command; instruct. To advise; suggest; request. As an adjective, immediate; proximate; by the shortest course; without circuity; operating by an immediate connection or relation, instead of operating through an intermediary; the opposite of indirect. In the usual or regular course or order, as distinguished from that which diverts, interrupts, or opposes. The opposite of cross, contrary, collateral, or remote. Without any intervening medium, agency, or influence; unconditional. DIRECT. Straight forward; not collateral.
EVIDENCE, DIRECT. That which applies immediately to the fadum probandum, without any intervening process; as, if A testifies he saw B inflict a mortal wound on C, of which he, instantly died. 1 Greenl. Ev. Sec. 13. |
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Direct gold over copper (also called DIG--direct immersion gold) was developed specifically for parts where nickel could create RF interference. Effectively, it opened up the country to direct gold imports from Europe after decades of relying on Dubai as a staging point. The virtue of this arrangement, it is claimed, is that it overcomes the weakness of a direct gold standard, that the currency issuing bank's |
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