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suttee collapse: the act of a Hindu widow willingly cremating herself on the funeral pyre of her dead husband

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

toxin collapse: a poisonous substance produced during the metabolism and growth of certain microorganisms and some higher plant and animal species

massacre collapse: kill a large number of people indiscriminately; "The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda"

inroad collapse: an encroachment or intrusion; "they made inroads in the United States market"; an invasion or hostile attack

damnation collapse: the act of damning; the state of being condemned to eternal punishment in Hell

subversion collapse: the act of subverting; as overthrowing or destroying a legally constituted government

nemesis collapse: (Greek mythology) the goddess of divine retribution and vengeance

shooting collapse: the act of firing a projectile; "his shooting was slow but accurate"; killing someone by gunfire; "when the shooting stopped there were three dead bodies"

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

weakening collapse: the act of reducing the strength of something; becoming weaker; moderating by making pain or sorrow weaker

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

desolate collapse: crushed by grief; "depressed and desolate of soul"; "a low desolate wail"

execution collapse: the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order; "the agency was created for the implementation of the policy"; putting a condemned person to death; a routine court order that attempts to enforce the judgment that has been granted to a plaintiff by authorizing a sheriff to carry it out; (law) the completion of a legal instrument (such as a contract or deed) by signing it (and perhaps sealing and delivering it) so that it becomes legally binding and enforceable; (computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer

fly in the ointment collapse: an inconvenience that detracts from the usefulness of something

breakage collapse: the act of breaking something; "the breakage was unavoidable"; reimbursement for goods damaged while in transit or in use; the quantity broken; "the total breakage was huge"

infection collapse: (international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure; moral corruption or contamination; "ambitious men are led astray by an infection that is almost unavoidable"; an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted; (medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease; (phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound; the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms

conquest collapse: success in mastering something difficult; "the conquest of space"; the act of conquering

damn collapse: something of little value; "his promise is not worth a damn"; "not worth one red cent"; "not worth shucks"; used as expletives; "oh, damn (or goddamn)!"

undoing collapse: an act that makes a previous act of no effect (as if not done)

loss collapse: the act of losing; "everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock"; the disadvantage that results from losing something; "his loss of credibility led to his resignation"; "losing him is no great deprivation"; the experience of losing a loved one; "he sympathized on the loss of their grandfather"; the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue; "the company operated at a loss last year"; "the company operated in the red last year"; something that is lost; "the car was a total loss"; "loss of livestock left the rancher bankrupt"; gradual decline in amount or activity; "weight loss"; "a serious loss of business"

expense collapse: a detriment or sacrifice; "at the expense of"; amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures); money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer; "he kept a careful record of his expenses at the meeting"

annihilation collapse: destruction by annihilating something; total destruction; "bomb tests resulted in the annihilation of the atoll"

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