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surcharge collapse: an additional charge (as for items previously omitted or as a penalty for failure to exercise common caution or common skill); show an omission in (an account) for which credit ought to have been given; fill to an excessive degree; "The air was surcharged with tension"; print a new denomination on a stamp or a banknote; fill to capacity with people; "The air raids had surcharged the emergency wards"; charge an extra fee, as for a special service

road collapse: a way or means to achieve something; "the road to fame"; an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

burglary collapse: entering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or to steal valuable property

hijack collapse: seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination; seize control of; "they hijacked the judicial process"

overcharge collapse: a price that is too high; rip off; ask an unreasonable price

rob collapse: take something away by force or without the consent of the owner; "The burglars robbed him of all his money"

crescent collapse: any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters

Gestapo collapse: the secret state police in Nazi Germany; known for its terrorist methods

military police collapse: a military corps that enforces discipline and guards prisoners

Scotland Yard collapse: the detective department of the metropolitan police force of London

law enforcement agency collapse: an agency responsible for insuring obedience to the laws

dike collapse: enclose with a dike; "dike the land to protect it from water"

secret police collapse: a police force that operates in secrecy (usually against persons suspected of treason or sedition)

court collapse: respectful deference; "pay court to the emperor"; an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings; "the house was built around an inner court"; a specially marked horizontal area within which a game is played; "players had to reserve a court in advance"; a room in which a lawcourt sits; "television cameras were admitted in the courtroom"; the residence of a sovereign or nobleman; "the king will visit the duke's court"; the sovereign and his advisers who are the governing power of a state; the family and retinue of a sovereign or prince; an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business; Australian woman tennis player who won many major championships (born in 1947); engage in social activities leading to marriage; "We were courting for over ten years"

privation collapse: act of depriving someone of food or money or rights; "nutritional privation"; "deprivation of civil rights"; a state of extreme poverty

debit collapse: an accounting entry acknowledging sums that are owing; enter as debit

row collapse: a continuous chronological succession without an interruption; "they won the championship three years in a row"; an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line; "a row of chairs"; a linear array of numbers side by side; a long continuous strip (usually running horizontally); "a mackerel sky filled with rows of clouds"; "rows of barbed wire protected the trenches"; propel with oars; "row the boat across the lake"

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)

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

forfeit collapse: the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.; a penalty for a fault or mistake that involves losing or giving up something; "the contract specified forfeits if the work was not completed on time"; something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty;; lose or lose the right to by some error, offense, or crime

spoliation collapse: (law) the intentional destruction of a document or an alteration of it that destroys its value as evidence

plunder collapse: steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"

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