Jon Davis's definitions

black robe

The covering of clothes worn by a courtroom judge.

A courtroom judge, usually described as a noun when identifying the judge as having a bloated ego and a poor sense of justice.

The black robe sentenced the guy who did no wrong to five years in prison.

by Jon Davis January 13, 2004

Progressive income tax

An income tax that becomes more and more burdensome and/or complex over time.

Progressive income tax

The "progressive income tax" like the income tax system of the United States of America is one of the ten planks of the Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx.

by Jon Davis January 14, 2004

Karl Marx

Author of the Communist Manifesto.

Karl Marx is considered by many to be the father of contemporary communistic doctrine.

by Jon Davis January 14, 2004

statute

One of the laws of Congress.

No federal statute indicates an American citizen living and working in one of the fifty states is liable for the federal income tax.

by Jon Davis January 14, 2004

execution

The carrying out of something.

The event or occurance of a thing that is executed.

The execution of this software will result in a virus spreading all over the Internet.

by Jon Davis January 13, 2004

ethics

Plural of ethic.

The sum of a set of moral beliefs.

etiquette; morality; values

That criminal has a really bad sense of ethics.

by Jon Davis January 13, 2004

liable

The state of being obligated to pay a debt.

No federal statute makes any American citizen living and working in one of the fifty states liable for an income tax.

by Jon Davis January 14, 2004