Word: abandoned
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...preserves the notes in all his courses in one binder, it is very troublesome to lend his notes in any particular course; yet there are men in college who fairly live off their more industrious or faithful class mates in just this way. It is hoped that such will abandon the practice at once...
...theory, but how is it in actual practice?" Judge Smith admitted that there are many men who do not care for the justice of a case but are willing to undertake any case if they see a chance of winning. The majority of lawyers, too, are very slow to abandon a case when once fairly started, but there are lawyers-and these constitute no small quota of the legal profession-who refuse to take a case which is morally unjust, though admitting legal advocation. Of this class the most notable example is Abraham Lincoln...