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- Pol. , Mil. assaillir; faire le siège de qqn; harceler
English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance. Jean-Daniel Katz. 2010.
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Beset — Be*set , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beset}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Besetting}.] [AS. besettan (akin to OHG. bisazjan, G. besetzen, D. bezetten); pref. be + settan to set. See {Set}.] 1. To set or stud (anything) with ornaments or prominent objects. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Beset — Be*set , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beset}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Besetting}.] [AS. besettan (akin to OHG. bisazjan, G. besetzen, D. bezetten); pref. be + settan to set. See {Set}.] 1. To set or stud (anything) with ornaments or prominent objects. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
beset — BESET. s. masc. Terme dont on se sert au Trictrac, et qui se dit, lorsque du même coup de dé, un joueur amène deux as. J ai amené beset … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
beset — (v.) O.E. besettan to put, place; own, keep; occupy, settle; cover, surround with, besiege, from P.Gmc. *bisatjan (Cf. O.S. bisettjan, Du. bezetten, O.H.G. bisezzan, Ger. besetzen, Goth. bisatjan); see be + SET (Cf. set) (v.). The figurative… … Etymology dictionary
beset — ► VERB (besetting; past and past part. beset) ▪ trouble or harass persistently. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
beset — [bē set′, biset′] vt. beset, besetting [ME bisetten < OE besettan: see BE & SET] 1. to cover or set thickly with; stud 2. to attack from all sides; harass or besiege 3. to surround or hem in SYN. ATTACK besetment … English World dictionary
beset — index accost, assail, attack, badger, bait (harass), discommode, dun, embarrass … Law dictionary
beset with danger — index dangerous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
beset with difficulties — index painful Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
beset with difficulty — index difficult Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
beset with perils — index aleatory (perilous) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
