What does compassing mean?
Compassing means present participle and gerund of compass.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
present participle and gerund of compass.
compassing timbers
If this proposition needed a reply, it would be sufficient to point to what we have already shown. But take the external circumstances surrounding the case, and they discover that inward intention of the prisoner. His deliberate compassings, the nature and character of the act done, the deliberation shown in preparing for the deed, the state and condition of his mind at the time—all these show express malice.
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Compassing means present participle and gerund of compass.
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compassing timbers
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