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Telish vs Tenish - What's the difference?

telish | tenish |

As a verb telish

is punish (an innocent person) for the sake of deterrence; subject (a person) to telishment.

As a noun tenish is

any time close to ten o'clock.

telish

English

Verb

(es)
  • (consequentialism) Punish (an (l) person) for the sake of (l); subject (a person) to (l).
  • * 1955 , (John Rawls), “ Two Concepts of Rules” in (The Philosophical Review) LXIV, ? 1, page 12:
    • How is one to limit the risks involved in allowing such systematic deception? How is one to avoid giving anything short of complete discretion to the authorities to telish anyone they like?

    tenish

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (colloquial) Any time close to ten o'clock.

    • Alternative forms

    * tennish

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