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    deem
    [dēm]
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    deem (verb) · deems (third person present) · deemed (past tense) · deemed (past participle) · deeming (present participle)
    1. regard or consider in a specified way:
      "the event was deemed a great success" · "the strike was deemed to be illegal"
    Origin
    Old English dēman (also in the sense ‘act as judge’), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch doeman, also to doom.
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    1. regard or consider in a specified way:
      consider
      judge
      adjudge
      count
      rate
      find
      esteem
      gauge
      suppose
      reckon
      account
      think
      regard as
      hold to be
      look on as
      view as
      see as
      take to be
      take for
      class as
      estimate as
      calculate to be
      interpret as
      believe to be
      feel to be
      imagine to be
      conceive to be
     
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    What does deem mean in law?
    The word is still frequently used in contexts pertaining to the law but with the general meaning "to judge" or "to decide after inquiry and deliberation," as in "The act was deemed unlawful" or "The defendant is deemed to have agreed to the contract." Outside of the law, deem usually means simply "to consider."

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    How many meanings does the verb deem have?
    There are 21 meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb deem, 17 of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised. How common is the verb deem?

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    Where did the word deem come from?
    The earliest known use of the verb deem is in the Old English period (pre-1150). deem is a word inherited from Germanic. deem, v. Old English– deemer, n. Old English– deep, n. Old English–

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    Is deem related to Doom?
    It is also related to doom. deem (third-person singular simple present deems, present participle deeming, simple past and past participle deemed) (transitive, obsolete) To judge, to pass judgment on; to doom, to sentence.

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    What does it mean if someone is deemed a person?
    To regard as; consider. Deemed the results unsatisfactory. To think, believe, or judge. To have an opinion; think. To consider or assume that a thing has the attributes or qualities of something else; for example, for certain legal purposes, a corporation is deemed to be a person.

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    What does it mean if something is deemed essential?
    If something is deemed to have a particular quality or to do a particular thing, it is considered to have that quality or do that thing. French and German were deemed essential. He says he would support the use of force if the UN deemed it necessary. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

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    Deem is a verb that means to regard as, consider, or judge something. It can also be a noun that means an opinion or judgement. See synonyms, sentences, and origin of deem.

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