Definitions by jon davis

perversion 

The act of perverting something.

A tweak, change, or adjustment of an otherwise true or accurate person, place, thing, or idea, to the point of making the person, place, thing, or idea no longer true or accurate.

Mormon belief is a perversion of Christianity.

perversion by Jon Davis January 13, 2004

national 

Of or relating to the nation.

The President is hired by the government to execute matters of national importance.

national 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.

ethics by Jon Davis January 13, 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.

execution by Jon Davis January 13, 2004

administration 

The duty of office workers who work with, establish, or deal with the logistics of various tasks of the office.

Paper pushers.

The Bush Administration proceeded to create a new agency that studies how life could be created in primordial soup.

administration by Jon Davis January 13, 2004

Sixteenth Amendment 

The sixteenth amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America.

"The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration."

Sixteenth Amendment by Jon Davis January 13, 2004

ratified 

Past tense of ratify

An amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America cannot be established unless the amendment is ratified, or approved (by a process), by a certain number of states.

ratified by Jon Davis January 13, 2004