Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for DIS-CRIM'IN-ATE
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DIS-CRIM'IN-ATE, v.i.
- To make a difference or distinction; as, in the application of law, and the punishment of crimes, the judge should discriminate between degrees of guilt.
- To observe or note a difference; to distinguish; as, in judging of evidence, we should be careful to discriminate between probability and slight presumption.
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