Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
retreat to the ditch — A principle similar to retreat to the wall. 26 Am J1st Homi § 151 … Ballentine's law dictionary
flee to the wall — See retreat to the wall … Ballentine's law dictionary
with one's back to the wall — phrasal : at bay : in a position from which there is no retreat : cornered * * * with one s back to the wall 1. In desperate straits 2. At bay • • • Main Entry: ↑wall * * * w … Useful english dictionary
retreat — 1 noun A place for contemplation especially of a religious nature. The totality of exercises in a religious house where a person may take stock of himself 2 verb To withdraw from the world or from an encounter. Something the defendant must… … Black's law dictionary
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wall — [wôl] n. [ME wal < OE weall (akin to Ger wall) < L vallum, rampart < vallus, a stake, palisade < IE base * wel , to turn > WALK] 1. an upright structure of wood, stone, brick, etc., serving to enclose, divide, support, or protect;… … English World dictionary
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wall — The famous literary example of wall used as a vocative occurs in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Pyramus, otherwise Nick Bottom, the weaver, addresses Tom Snout, playing the part of the wall: ‘Oh wall, O sweet and lovely wall,/Show me … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
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