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indenture collapse: a contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified term; formal agreement between the issuer of bonds and the bondholders as to terms of the debt; bind by or as if by indentures, as of an apprentice or servant; "an indentured servant"

self-preservation collapse: preservation of yourself from harm; a natural or instinctive tendency

deductible collapse: a clause in an insurance policy that relieves the insurer of responsibility to pay the initial loss up to a stated amount; (taxes) an amount that can be deducted (especially for the purposes of calculating income tax); acceptable as a deduction (especially as a tax deduction)

insurance collapse: promise of reimbursement in the case of loss; paid to people or companies so concerned about hazards that they have made prepayments to an insurance company

social security collapse: social welfare program in the U.S.; includes old-age and survivors insurance and some unemployment insurance and old-age assistance

annuity collapse: income from capital investment paid in a series of regular payments; "his retirement fund was set up to be paid as an annuity"

mixed marriage collapse: marriage of two people from different races or different religions or different cultures; "the families of both partners in a mixed marriage often disapprove"

miscegenation collapse: reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and non-white persons)

defense mechanism collapse: (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires

pleading collapse: (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding

stock company collapse: a theatrical company that performs plays from a repertoire; a company whose capital is represented by stock

misalliance collapse: an unsuitable alliance (especially with regard to marriage)

on guard collapse: vigilant; "on guard against con artists"; "must remain on your guard in such a situation"

plea collapse: an answer indicating why a suit should be dismissed; (law) a defendant's answer by a factual matter (as distinguished from a demurrer)

demurrer collapse: (law) any pleading that attacks the legal sufficiency of the opponent's pleadings

lien collapse: the right to take another's property if an obligation is not discharged

mortgage collapse: a conditional conveyance of property as security for the repayment of a loan; put up as security or collateral

bond collapse: British secret operative 007 in novels by Ian Fleming; United States civil rights leader who was elected to the legislature in Georgia but was barred from taking his seat because he opposed the Vietnam War (born 1940); a certificate of debt (usually interest-bearing or discounted) that is issued by a government or corporation in order to raise money; the issuer is required to pay a fixed sum annually until maturity and then a fixed sum to repay the principal; a superior quality of strong durable white writing paper; originally made for printing documents; held in slavery; "born of enslaved parents"; bring together in a common cause or emotion; "The death of their child had drawn them together"; issue bonds on

rebuttal collapse: the speech act of refuting by offering a contrary contention or argument

recognizance collapse: (law) a security entered into before a court with a condition to perform some act required by law; on failure to perform that act a sum is forfeited

refutation collapse: the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions; "his refutation of the charges was short and persuasive"; "in defense he said the other man started it"

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