publicly-expressed

Updated: June 27, 2025

Homicide by misadventure, occurring in a duel, was not a punishable offense by the French law. My correspondent cited many cases in proof of it, strengthened by the publicly-expressed opinion of the illustrious Berryer himself. In a word, we had nothing to fear.

Wilkie Collins - The Black Robe

Quite recently I have seen afresh illustrated this fine trait, this ability to bear with unruffled temper, and without any diminution of kindly feeling, the publicly-expressed antagonism of a friend.

- John Stuart Mill; His Life and Works : Twelve Sketches by Herbert Spencer, Henry Fawcett, Frederic Harrison, and Other Distinguished Authors