Weasel Words from lying scum

February 10, 2008

Filed under: troughing — Shades @ 7:11 pm

From a story that unsurprisingly didn’t make it onto the BBC…

Manifesto pledges are not subject to legitimate expectation

man·i·fes·to [man-uh-fes-toh] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –noun, plural -toes. a public declaration of intentions, opinions, objectives, or motives, as one issued by a government, sovereign, or organization.

1.	a solemn promise or agreement to do or refrain from doing something: a pledge of aid; a pledge not to wage war.

2.	something delivered as security for the payment of a debt or fulfillment of a promise, and subject to forfeiture on failure to pay or fulfill the promise.

1.	that which forms a basic matter of thought, discussion, investigation, etc.: a subject of conversation.

2.	a branch of knowledge as a course of study: He studied four subjects in his first year at college.

3.	a motive, cause, or ground: a subject for complaint.

le·git·i·mate [adj., n. li-jit-uh-mit; v. li-jit-uh-meyt] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation adjective, verb, -mat·ed, -mat·ing, noun –adjective

1.	according to law; lawful: the property’s legitimate owner.

2.	in accordance with established rules, principles, or standards.

3.	born in wedlock or of legally married parents: legitimate children.

4.	in accordance with the laws of reasoning; logically inferable; logical: a legitimate conclusion.

1.	the act or the state of expecting: to wait in expectation.

2.	the act or state of looking forward or anticipating.

3.	an expectant mental attitude: a high pitch of expectation.

4.	something expected; a thing looked forward to.

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