incurrence

English

Noun

incurrence (plural incurrences)

  1. the act of incurring something
    • 1599, Lewis Thomas, “The forming of Eue the firſt woman.”, in Seauen sermons, or, The Exerciſes of ſeuen Sabbaoths.‎, Valentine Sims, page 84:
      How couldſt thou by tranſgreſſion hazard the incurrence of his implacable diſpleaſure, as after this thou didſt, ſince he ſo bountifully brake vp all the treaſures and riches of his goodneſſe.
    • 1660, Thomas Stanley, “The Third Part: Containing the Eleatick Sect”, in The History Of Philosophy, The Third And Last Volume, In Five Parts.‎, Democritus § Of the Soul.:
      Cogitation is made by incurrence of images; ſo alſo are Dreams.
    • 1897, J. R. Hayes, chapter I, in How to Live Longer and Why We Do Not Live Longer‎, Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, page 28:
      The object will be to instruct against the incurrence of diseases rather than prescribe remedies for their treatment after incurrence, […]
    • 1977 October 10, Republic of the Philippines, “Presidential Decree No. 1177”, in Official Gazette, volume 73, number 41, Manila, →ISSN:
      Parties responsible for the incurrence of overdrafts shall be held personally liable therefor.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.