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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Certainty \Cer"tain*ty\, n.; pl. {Certainties}. [OF.
certainet['e].]
1. The quality, state, or condition, of being certain.
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The certainty of punishment is the truest security
against crimes. --Fisher Ames.
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2. A fact or truth unquestionable established.
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Certainties are uninteresting and sating. --Landor.
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3. (Law) Clearness; freedom from ambiguity; lucidity.
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{Of a certainty}, certainly.
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