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indiction
[ in-dik-shuhn ]
noun
- a proclamation made every 15 years in the later Roman Empire, fixing the valuation of property to be used as a basis for taxation.
- a tax based on such valuation.
- Also called cycle of indiction. the recurring fiscal period of 15 years in the Roman Empire, long used for dating ordinary events. Compare lustrum.
- a specified year in this period.
- the number indicating it.
indiction
/ 瑟苍藞诲瑟办蕛蓹苍 /
noun
- a recurring fiscal period of 15 years, often used as a unit for dating events
- a particular year in this period or the number assigned it
- from the reign of Constantine the Great
- a valuation of property made every 15 years as a basis for taxation
- the tax based on this valuation
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Derived Forms
- 颈苍藞诲颈肠迟颈辞苍补濒, adjective
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 颈苍路诲颈肠路迟颈辞苍路补濒 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of indiction1
1350鈥1400; Middle English indiccio ( u ) n < Latin 颈苍诲颈肠迟颈艒苍- (stem of 颈苍诲颈肠迟颈艒 ) announcement, equivalent to indict ( us ) past participle of 颈苍诲墨肠别谤别 to announce, proclaim + -颈艒苍- -ion
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of indiction1
C14: from Latin 颈苍诲颈肠迟颈艒 declaration, announcement of a tax; see indite
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Example Sentences
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There is no indiction of when that trial will begin, if it goes forward at all.
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Mr. L贸pez Obrador has been a longtime critic of the 1994 trade pact and has given no indiction he will be more willing to accommodate Mr. Trump鈥檚 demands than the current Mexican government.
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Of course, any indiction has to come with enforcement, and this has not always been pretty.
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The measures include maritime indiction of ships carrying material to and from the country.
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However, if the early proceedings are any indiction, Fowler is ready to return to the spotlight.
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