Appetition

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A desire, longing for, or seeking after of something. countable, uncountable

    "Aristotle: The Politics, T. A. Sinclair (trans.), Book 3 Ch 14, Par 1287a10, Penguin Group 1962. Hence law is intelligence without appetition."

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appetitecravingdesiredesirehungeritch

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"Aristotle: The Politics, T. A. Sinclair (trans.), Book 3 Ch 14, Par 1287a10, Penguin Group 1962. Hence law is intelligence without appetition."

Etymology

From Latin appetītiō (“a longing or desire”).

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