All 3 Uses of
deduction
in
Crime and Punishment
- What made it all so difficult was that Dounia received a hundred roubles in advance when she took the place as governess in their family, on condition of part of her salary being deducted every month, and so it was impossible to throw up the situation without repaying the debt.†
Chpt 1.3 *
- When Lebeziatnikov finished his long-winded harangue with the logical deduction at the end, he was quite tired, and the perspiration streamed from his face.†
Chpt 5.3 *
- But they immediately drew the deduction that the crime could only have been committed through temporary mental derangement, through homicidal mania, without object or the pursuit of gain.†
Chpt Epil.
Definitions:
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(deduction as in: deduction from the bill) an amount subtracted from another amount
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(deduction as in: logical deduction) a logical conclusion; or reasoning from the general to the particular