BY VIRTUE OF

Instrumentality

Adverb: through, by, per; whereby, thereby, hereby; by the agency of; by dint of; by virtue of, in virtue of; through the medium of; Noun: along with; on the shoulders of; by means of; by the aid of, with the aid of; (assistance).

Power

Adverb: powerfully; Adjective: by virtue of, by dint of.

Crosswords: BY VIRTUE OF

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

It is certain their laws, by virtue of any sanction they receive from the promulgated will of the legislative, reach not a stranger: they speak not to him, nor, if they did, is he bound to hearken to them. (Second Treatise of Government)

And by virtue of the power and for the purpose aforesaid, I do order and declare that all persons held as slaves within said designated States and parts of States are, and henceforward shall be, free; and that the Executive Government of the United States, including the military and naval authorities thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of said persons. (Abraham Lincoln)

She undertakes to pay to the French Government, in accordance with the estimate to be presented by that Government and approved by the Reparation Commission, all the deposits, credits, advances, etc., effected by virtue of these instruments in favour of Germany. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

By virtue of the right of association.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

A diet reduced in total and saturated fat and cholesterol has been recommended for all Americans to decrease the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD). Patients with NIDDM are at increased risk for CHD by virtue of their diabetes. (references)

Business

The UK is a leader in the E&T sector by virtue of campaigns to offer general English courses and overseas study from an early stage. (references)

Civil Liberties

Saudi Arabia

The Government prohibits dual citizenship; however, children who holding other citizenship by virtue of birth abroad increasingly are permitted to leave the country using non-Saudi passports. (references)

Economic History

Syria

Syria plays an important role in Lebanon by virtue of its history, size, power, and economy. (references)

Bahrain

The Ministry of Transportation, by virtue of its control over BATELCO, exercises control over the hardware for Internet connectivity in Bahrain. (references)

Human Rights

Nauru

Cases may be brought before the High Court of Australia on Criminal and Civil Actions by virtue of the Appeals Act; however, legal decisions rarely are so reviewed. (references)

Minorities

Cote d'Ivoire

However, the new law does not transfer a land title from the traditional owner to the user simply by virtue of use. (references)

Political Economy

Norway

Except for the agriculture and fisheries sector, Norway is essentially part of the EU's single market by virtue of the European Economic Area (EEA) accord. (references)

Political Rights

Swaziland

Besides the Swazi Administration Act of 1998, chiefs traditionally are empowered by virtue of unwritten customary laws to impose fines and some form of punishment to their subjects. (references)

Trade

Switzerland

Although similar to cantonal banks by virtue of their local character, most regional and savings banks are corporations or cooperative societies. (references)

South Africa

In May 1995, the amended provisions of the 1990 Bank Act came into operation by virtue of a Proclamation by the President of the Republic, thereby allowing for the conducting of business by a foreign financial institution by means of a branch office in South Africa. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Albanian

për arsye të (because, because of, on account of), duke u mbështetur në. (various references)

Arabic 

‏إستنادا الى, ‏بفضل بمقتضى, ‏بفضل (by dint of, by means of, due to). (various references)

Bulgarian 

благодарение, посредством (by, by dint of, by means of, on, per, via). (various references)

Danish

takket vaere den hoeje masseabsorptionskoefficient blev lavenergetisk roentgenstraaling naesten helt absorberet (by virtue of the high mass absorption coefficient, low-energy X-radiation was almost entirely absorbed), lov-eller vedtægtsmæssig forpligtelse (compulsory by virtue of a statute or regulation), Geiger-taelleren reagerer paa roentgen- og gammastraaling paa grund af sekundaere elektroner loesrevet fra vaegmaterialet og fra gassen i taelleren (the Geiger counter responds to X- and gamma-radiations by virtue of the secondary electrons ejected from the wall material and the gas filling of the counter), det offentliges deltagelse i offentlige virksomheder,som har en vedtægt,som gør dem til juridiske personer (investments by general government in the capital of public enterprises which by virtue of special legislation are recognized as independent legal entities). (various references)

Dutch

wettelijke of bestuursrechtelijke verplichting (compulsory by virtue of a statute or regulation), door de hoge massa-absorptiecoefficient wordt rontgenstraling met lage energie nagenoeg volledig geabsorbeerd (by virtue of the high mass absorption coefficient, low-energy X-radiation was almost entirely absorbed), deelnemingen van de overheid in het kapitaal van overheidsbedrijven met een statuut dat hun rechtspersoonlijkheid verleent (investments by general government in the capital of public enterprises which by virtue of special legislation are recognized as independent legal entities), de GM-telbuis reageert op rontgen- en gammastraling dankzij de secundaire elektronen die worden vrijgemaakt uit het wandmateriaal of de gasvulling van de buid (the Geiger counter responds to X- and gamma-radiations by virtue of the secondary electrons ejected from the wall material and the gas filling of the counter). (various references)

Finnish

jonkin nojalla (on the strength of). (various references)

French

selon (by), en vertu de, en raison de (by dint of, by means of). (various references)

German

kraft (ability, agency, by, by dint of, by means of, by use of, dint, employee, energy, faculty, force, forth, fortitude, heft, help, impetus, might, on, power, puissance, strength, through, verdure, vigor, vigour, with, worker). (various references)

Greek 

Ο απαριθμητής Geiger αποκρίνεται στις ακτινοβολίες Χ και γάμμα λόγω των δευτερογενών ηλεκτρονίων που αποβάλλονται από το υλικό του τοιχώ-ματ� (the Geiger counter responds to X- and gamma-radiations by virtue of the secondary electrons ejected from the wall material and the gas filling of the counter), συμμετοχές του δημοσίου στο κεφάλαιο δημόσιων επιχειρήσεων οι οποίες αναγνωρίζονται από ειδικούς νόμους ως ανεξάρτητα νομικά πρόσωπα (investments by general government in the capital of public enterprises which by virtue of special legislation are recognized as independent legal entities), υποχρεωτική βάσει καταστατικών ή κανονισμών (compulsory by virtue of a statute or regulation), Λόγω του υψηλού συντελεστή μαζικής απορρόφησης,η χαμηλής ενέργειας ακτινοβολία Χ απορροφήθηκε σχεδόν εξ ολοκλήρου. (by virtue of the high mass absorption coefficient). (various references)

Hebrew 

על סמך, בתוקף (firmly, in effect, in force, operative, strongly), בחזקת (in the state of). (various references)

Hungarian

vmnek folytán (in virtue of), vmnek az alapján (in virtue of), vmnél fogva (in virtue of), vm következtében (in virtue of), valaminek az alapján, rendelet értelmében (in virtue of), erejénél fogva (of perforce), azon a jogcímen (in virtue of). (various references)

Italian

in virtù di (in pursuance of). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

役目柄 (by virtue of one's office, in the nature of one's duties). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

やくめがら (by virtue of one's office, in the nature of one's duties). (various references)

Pig Latin

ybay irtuevay ofay

Portuguese

em virtude de. (various references)

Romanian

în virtutea (by dint of, in virtue of). (various references)

Russian 

благодаря (due to, in virtue of, owing to, thanks to, through). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

zahvaljujući (help: with the help of, thanks, virtue: by virtue of). (various references)

Spanish

en virtud de. (various references)

Swedish

i kraft av (by right of). (various references)

Turkish

nedeniyle (because of, bound, for, in consequence of, owing to), dolayı (because, because of, becouse of, due to, for, from, inasmuch as, on account of, out of, owing to, seeing, whereat), dayanarak (on the strength of). (various references)

Ukrainian

завдяки (due to, in consequence of, owing to, thanks to, through). (various references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-3 letters: bouvier, brevity, brutify, furtive, outfire, overbuy, verbify.

-4 letters: ferity, forbye, foreby, fruity, obvert, ourebi, outbye, outvie, ubiety, verify, verity, virtue, voyeur.

-5 letters: befit, bevor, biter, boite, borty, brief, bruit, brute, buret, buteo, buyer, fetor, fiber, fibre, fiery, fiver, forby, forte, forty, foyer, fruit, ivory, ofter, orbit, ourie, outby, outer, outre, overt, rebut, rebuy.