- set down
- To "set down" a cause for trial or hearing at a given term is to enter its title in the calendar, list, or docket of causes which are to be brought on at that term
Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.
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set down — I verb book, calender, chronicle, commit to writing, docket, enter, jot down, line up, list, note, place, plan, post, program, put on record, record, register, schedule, slate associated concepts: set down for trial II index alight, avow,… … Law dictionary
set down — (something) to write or print something. He set down his memories of his trip to Italy as a child. When you get a chance, set your ideas down on paper. Related vocabulary: lay down something … New idioms dictionary
set down — ► set down record in writing or as an authoritative rule or principle. Main Entry: ↑set … English terms dictionary
set-down — setˈ down noun 1. A rebuff or snub 2. A scolding • • • Main Entry: ↑set … Useful english dictionary
set|down — «SEHT DOWN», noun. a humiliating rebuke or rebuff: »I wish you had been there…to have given him one of your setdowns (Jane Austen) … Useful english dictionary
set down to — index attribute Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
set down — verb 1. put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc. (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑write down, ↑get down, ↑put down • Hypernyms: ↑write • Hyponyms: ↑transcri … Useful english dictionary
set down — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms set down : present tense I/you/we/they set down he/she/it sets down present participle setting down past tense set down past participle set down 1) to write something on a piece of paper so that it will not be … English dictionary
set down — {v.} 1. To write; record. * /He set down all his important thoughts in his dairy./ * /At the beginning of his letter Dan set down the date./ Syn.: PUT DOWN. 2. To stop a bus or other vehicle and let (someone) get off. * /The bus driver set her… … Dictionary of American idioms
set down — {v.} 1. To write; record. * /He set down all his important thoughts in his dairy./ * /At the beginning of his letter Dan set down the date./ Syn.: PUT DOWN. 2. To stop a bus or other vehicle and let (someone) get off. * /The bus driver set her… … Dictionary of American idioms
set\ down — v 1. To write; record. He set down all his important thoughts in his dairy. At the beginning of his letter Dan set down the date. Syn.: put down 2. To stop a bus or other vehicle and let (someone) get off. The bus driver set her down at the… … Словарь американских идиом
