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mental reservation
noun
- an unexpressed doubt or qualification about a situation, person, etc.
mental reservation
noun
- a tacit withholding of full assent or an unexpressed qualification made when one is taking an oath, making a statement, etc
yĐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of mental reservation1
Example Sentences
Seven times, Graham has taken the oath of congressional office, âsolemnlyâ swearing to âsupport and defend the Constitutionâ and to âbear true faith and allegianceâ to it, âwithout any mental reservationâ,â Will charged.
Seven times, Graham has taken the oath of congressional office, âsolemnlyâ swearing to âsupport and defend the Constitutionâ and to âbear true faith and allegianceâ to it, âwithout any mental reservation.â
Do constant pressures to resign, to chasten the president, to speak up in criticism constitute mental reservations?
They promise to take these obligations âfreely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; so help me God.â
âHumor is out of place in this discussion. If youâll make an honest agreement to die, with no mental reservationsââ
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