uses
/ˈju.sɪz/ noun A1- A form of equitable ownership peculiar to English law, by which one person enjoys the profits of lands, etc. whose legal title is vested in another in trust.
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The interplay of ideas and the oblique uses of knowledge are often of extraordinary interest.
“It appears the dear child has obtained possession of a bottle containing some drug, which he every now and then uses against those who have displeased him.
Bertuccio is alone in the world; he uses my property without accounting for the use he makes of it; he is sure never to leave my service.”
“What fine words he uses!”
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