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on all counts

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Etymology

A generalization of the legal phrase for when a defendant is found guilty or innocent on every count (charge) in a court case.

Definitions

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see all, count.

    • “Guilty, on all counts,” the foreman of the jury read.

  2. In every possible way or in every case.

    • Marketwise, they move with interest rates, and hence provide the maximum safety on all counts.
    • Moreover, the Duke, Lear, and Prospero are all put in positions where they must consider the choice between revenge and mercy; and on all counts the choice is for mercy.
    • The WHO classification is satisfactory on all counts.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA