nem. con.

See also: nem con

English

Alternative forms

• nem con

Adverb

nem. con. (not comparable)

1. Abbreviated form of nemine contradicente.
   • 1787, James Madison, Notes of Debates in the Federal Convention of 1787:

     He hoped that such a system would be framed as might render this recourse unnecessary, and moved that the clause be postponed. This motion was agreed to nem. con.

   • 1845, Nicholas Harris Nicolas, The Dispatches and Letters of Vice Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson:

     The Vote of Thanks to Sir Hyde Parker was then put, and carried, nem. con.

   • 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 467:

     On 14 January, the deputies voted, nem. con., the guilt of the king, and rejected by roughly a two-thirds majority the appel au peuple.

Anagrams

• con men, conmen