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To: Pat Bateman; madfly; FITZ; Bill Davis FR; mhking; 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub; Elkiejg; barker; ...
SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED

shall   Audio pronunciation of "shall" ( P )  Pronunciation Key  (shl)
aux.v. past tense should (shd)

  1. Used before a verb in the infinitive to show:
    1. Something that will take place or exist in the future: We shall arrive tomorrow.
    2. Something, such as an order, promise, requirement, or obligation: You shall leave now. He shall answer for his misdeeds. The penalty shall not exceed two years in prison.
    3. The will to do something or have something take place: I shall go out if I feel like it.
    4. Something that is inevitable: That day shall come.
  2. Archaic.
    1. To be able to.
    2. To have to; must.

not   Audio pronunciation of "not" ( P )  Pronunciation Key  (nt)
adv.

In no way; to no degree. Used to express negation, denial, refusal, or prohibition: I will not go. You may not have any.

be   Audio pronunciation of "be" ( P )  Pronunciation Key  (b)
v. First and third person singular past indicative was, (wz, wz; wz when unstressed)second person singular and plural and first and third person plural past indicative were, (wûr)past subjunctive were,past participle been, (bn)present participle be·ing, (bng)first person singular present indicative am, (m)second person singular and plural and first and third person plural present indicative are, (är)third person singular present indicative is, (z)present subjunctive be
v. intr.

  1. To exist in actuality; have life or reality: I think, therefore I am.
    1. To occupy a specified position: The food is on the table.
    2. To remain in a certain state or situation undisturbed, untouched, or unmolested: Let the children be.
  2. To take place; occur: The test was yesterday.
  3. To go or come: Have you ever been to Italy? Have you been home recently?
  4. Used as a copula in such senses as:
    1. To equal in identity: “To be a Christian was to be a Roman” (James Bryce).
    2. To have a specified significance: A is excellent, C is passing. Let n be the unknown quantity.
    3. To belong to a specified class or group: The human being is a primate.
    4. To have or show a specified quality or characteristic: She is witty. All humans are mortal.
    5. To seem to consist or be made of: The yard is all snow. He is all bluff and no bite.
  5. To belong; befall: Peace be unto you. Woe is me.

in·fringe   Audio pronunciation of "infringed" ( P )  Pronunciation Key  (n-frnj)
v. in·fringed, in·fring·ing, in·fring·es
v. tr.

  1. To transgress or exceed the limits of; violate: infringe a contract; infringe a patent.
  2. Obsolete. To defeat; invalidate.

v. intr.
To encroach on someone or something; engage in trespassing: an increased workload that infringed on his personal life.

48 posted on 02/16/2003 10:45:40 AM PST by ATOMIC_PUNK (An American Fellowship of Freedom loving Conservatives..... <*[[[[[><)
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To: ATOMIC_PUNK
It's a shame that prisoners can't pack heat in order to protect themselves in jail. The same sad infringement exists for mental incompetents and proven felons on parole.
53 posted on 02/16/2003 12:00:59 PM PST by Cultural Jihad
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