Crosses
Definitions
- (n.) Religious symbols often used as grave markers or memorials, sometimes relevant in legal contexts involving property, trespass, or religious freedom.
The cemetery regulations prohibited unauthorized placement of crosses on graves.
- (v.) Third-person singular present tense of cross, meaning to go or extend across or to oppose.
The new law crosses several constitutional boundaries.
Forms
- cross
- crossed
- crossing
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Commentary
When used as a noun, 'crosses' frequently denotes physical religious symbols, often in contexts of property or religious freedom law; as a verb form, it relates to the action from 'cross.'
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