exemption from duty in turn when otherwise employed
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• (n.) A bar in a river; as, the overslaugh in the Hudson River. • (v. t.) To hinder or stop, as by an overslaugh or an impediment; as, to overslaugh a bill in a legislative body; to overslaugh a military officer, that is, to hinder his promotion or employment.
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O'ver·slaugh` noun [ Dutch
overslag .] A bar in a river; as, the
overslaugh in the Hudson River. [ Local, U. S.]
Bartlett. Found on
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O`ver·slaugh' transitive verb [ Dutch
overslaan .] To hinder or stop, as by an overslaugh or an impediment; as, to
overslaugh a bill in a legislative body; to
overslaugh a military officer, that is, to hinder his promotion or employment. [ Local Cant, U. S.]
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to pass over or disregard (a person) by giving a promotion, position, etc., to another instead.
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