hic jacet

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Noun
  • For Solis, the most evident use case is the property registry and the inscription of public deeds.
    Javier Bastardo, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
  • The tattoo too, which has become under the Trump administration synonymous with gang affiliation, is the story of the state using language inscription as a punishment against the imprisoned.
    Amir Hussain June 6, Literary Hub, 6 June 2025
Noun
  • The epitaph for the version of the North Rim Lodge that stood from 1936 to 2025 might well be that humanity will never master the awesome nature that lies outside the picture windows.
    Tom Zoellner, AZCentral.com, 25 July 2025
  • The Executive may succeed for a time in weakening the courts, but over time history will script the tragic gap between what was and all that might have been, and law in time will sign its epitaph.
    TIME Staff, Time, 18 Apr. 2025
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“Hic jacet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hic%20jacet. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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