Definition of formal

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Formal (a.) Belonging to the constitution of a thing, as distinguished from the matter composing it; having the power of making a thing what it is; constituent; essential; pertaining to or depending on the forms, so called, of the human intellect..

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Make :: Make (v. t.) To execute with the requisite formalities; as, to make a bill, note, will, deed, etc..
Coronary :: Coronary (n.) Informal shortening of coronary thrombosis, also used generally to mean heart attack..
Formalize :: Formalize (v. t.) To give form, or a certain form, to; to model..
Hard :: Hard (superl.) Rigid in the drawing or distribution of the figures; formal; lacking grace of composition.
Interview :: Interview (n.) A mutual sight or view; a meeting face to face; usually, a formal or official meeting for consultation; a conference; as, the secretary had an interview with the President..
Memorandum :: Memorandum (n.) A brief or informal note in writing of some transaction, or an outline of an intended instrument; an instrument drawn up in a brief and compendious form..
Solemnity :: Solemnity (n.) Ceremoniousness; impressiveness; seriousness; grave earnestness; formal dignity; gravity.
Dissertation :: Dissertation (n.) A formal or elaborate argumentative discourse, oral or written; a disquisition; an essay; a discussion; as, Dissertations on the Prophecies..
Indictment :: Indictment (n.) An accusation in general; a formal accusation.
Formaldehyde :: Formaldehyde (n.) A colorless, volatile liquid, H2CO, resembling acetic or ethyl aldehyde, and chemically intermediate between methyl alcohol and formic acid..
Petition :: Petition (n.) A prayer; a supplication; an imploration; an entreaty; especially, a request of a solemn or formal kind; a prayer to the Supreme Being, or to a person of superior power, rank, or authority; also, a single clause in such a prayer..
Demise :: Demise (n.) Transmission by formal act or conveyance to an heir or successor; transference; especially, the transfer or transmission of the crown or royal authority to a successor..
Traverse :: Traverse (a.) To deny formally, as what the opposite party has alleged. When the plaintiff or defendant advances new matter, he avers it to be true, and traverses what the other party has affirmed. To traverse an indictment or an office is to deny it..
Present :: Present (a.) To make a gift of; to bestow; to give, generally in a formal or ceremonious manner; to grant; to confer..
Protocol :: Protocol (n.) A convention not formally ratified.
Settlement :: Settlement (n.) Bestowal, or giving possession, under legal sanction; the act of giving or conferring anything in a formal and permanent manner..
Assume :: Assume (v. t.) To take to or upon one's self; to take formally and demonstratively; sometimes, to appropriate or take unjustly..
Prim :: Prim (a.) Formal; precise; affectedly neat or nice; as, prim regularity; a prim person..
Visitor :: Visitor () A superior, or a person lawfully appointed for the purpose, who makes formal visits of inspection to a corporation or an institution. See Visit, v. t., 2, and Visitation, n., 2..
Memorial :: Memorial (n.) A species of informal state paper, much used in negotiation..
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