Definition of Pretirition
Pre`ter*i"tion (?; 277), n. [L.
praeteritio: cf. F. prétérition.]
1. The act of passing, or going past; the state
of being past. Bp. Hall.
2. (Rhet.) A figure by which, in
pretending to pass over anything, a summary mention of it is made; as,
"I will not say, he is valiant, he is learned, he is just." Called
also paraleipsis.
3. (Law) The omission by a testator of
some one of his heirs who is entitled to a portion.
Bouvier.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- The act of passing by, disregarding or omitting.
- A rhetorical device in which the speaker emphasizes something by omitting it.
I do not intend to draw attention to my heroic military service; Instead, I will focus on the economy.
- (law) The failure of a testator to name a legal heir in his will.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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