nemine contradicente

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Sir Henry also moved in the committee and the motion was carried nemine contradicente, that from the important part Mr. Wills had taken, the expedition should be called, "The Burke and Wills exploring Expedition."

From Successful Exploration Through the Interior of Australia by Wills, William John

It has passed lords and commons, nemine contradicente; and the whole town, men, women, and children, are quite full of it.

From Selected English Letters (XV - XIX Centuries) by Wragg, H.

"The constitutio de fide has been adopted by the Ecumenical Council, nemine contradicente."

From Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 07, May 14, 1870 by Various

A committee of the whole house immediately sat upon the question; and it was at length resolved, nemine contradicente, that the request should be complied with.

From Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 1 by Lever, Charles James

There was nothing to say against a proposition so plausible, and it was accepted nemine contradicente, with the exception of a few in the minority.

From The Monikins by Cooper, James Fenimore