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inheritance collapse: hereditary succession to a title or an office or property; any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors; "my only inheritance was my mother's blessing"; "the world's heritage of knowledge"; (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents; that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner

legal collapse: allowed by official rules; "a legal pass receiver"; established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules; having legal efficacy or force; "a sound title to the property"; of or relating to jurisprudence; "legal loophole"; relating to or characteristic of the profession of law; "the legal profession"

policeman collapse: a member of a police force; "it was an accident, officer"

confusion collapse: a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another; "he changed his name in order to avoid confusion with the notorious outlaw"; an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended; "the confusion of tongues at the Tower of Babel"; a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior; "a confusion of impressions"; a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused; disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably; "the army retreated in confusion"

Interpol collapse: an international intelligence agency permitting collaboration among intelligence agencies around the world

chancery collapse: an office of archives for public or ecclesiastic records; a court of public records; a court with jurisdiction in equity

mythology collapse: the study of myths; myths collectively; the body of stories associated with a culture or institution or person

Federal collapse: any federal law-enforcement officer; a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War; national; especially in reference to the government of the United States as distinct from that of its member units; "the Federal Bureau of Investigation"; "federal courts"; "the federal highway program"; "federal property"; characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is divided between one central and several regional authorities; "a federal system like that of the United States"; "federal governments often evolved out of confederations"; of or relating to the central government of a federation; "a federal district is one set aside as the seat of the national government"

outlaw collapse: declare illegal; outlaw; "Marijuana is criminalized in the U.S."

advocate collapse: a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea; a lawyer who pleads cases in court

quid pro quo collapse: something for something; that which a party receives (or is promised) in return for something he does or gives or promises

prosecution collapse: the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior; the lawyers acting for the state to put the case against the defendant

criminal collapse: someone who has committed (or been legally convicted of) a crime; guilty of crime or serious offense; "criminal in the sight of God and man"; involving or being or having the nature of a crime; "a criminal offense"; "criminal abuse"; "felonious intent"

serendipity collapse: good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries

home rule collapse: self-government in local matters by a city or county that is part of a national government

opportunity collapse: a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances; "the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington"; "now is your chance"

Pleiades collapse: a star cluster in the constellation Taurus; (Greek mythology) 7 daughters of Atlas and half-sisters of the Hyades; placed among the stars to save them from the pursuit of Orion

Hyades collapse: (Greek mythology) 7 daughters of Atlas and half-sisters of the Pleiades; they nurtured the infant Dionysus and Zeus placed them among the stars as a reward

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