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imprecation collapse: the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult); "he suffered the imprecations of the mob"; a slanderous accusation

entreaty collapse: earnest or urgent request; "an entreaty to stop the fighting"; "an appeal for help"; "an appeal to the public to keep calm"

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)

invocation collapse: the act of appealing for help; an incantation used in conjuring or summoning a devil; a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service

prayer collapse: the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving); "the priest sank to his knees in prayer"; a fixed text used in praying; reverent petition to a deity; someone who prays to God

bid collapse: an attempt to get something; "they made a futile play for power"; "he made a bid to gain attention"; (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make; a formal proposal to buy at a specified price; ask for or request earnestly; "The prophet bid all people to become good persons"; make a serious effort to attain something; "His campaign bid for the attention of the poor population"; make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands; "He called his trump"

clamor collapse: loud and persistent outcry from many people; "he ignored the clamor of the crowd"; make loud demands; "he clamored for justice and tolerance"; utter or proclaim insistently and noisily; "The delegates clamored their disappointment"; compel someone to do something by insistent clamoring; "They clamored the mayor into building a new park"

appeal collapse: (law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower court's judgment or the granting of a new trial; "their appeal was denied in the superior court"; attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates; "his smile was part of his appeal to her"; request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection; "appeal to somebody for help"; "Invoke God in times of trouble"; take a court case to a higher court for review; "He was found guilty but appealed immediately"; challenge (a decision); "She appealed the verdict"

own up collapse: admit or acknowledge a wrongdoing or error; "the writer of the anonymous letter owned up after they identified his handwriting"

suit collapse: a set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color; "they buried him in his best suit"; playing card in any of four sets of 13 cards in a pack; each set has its own symbol and color; "a flush is five cards in the same suit"; "in bridge you must follow suit"; "what suit is trumps?"; a petition or appeal made to a person of superior status or rank; a businessman dressed in a business suit; "all the suits care about is the bottom line"; be agreeable or acceptable to; "This suits my needs"; be agreeable or acceptable; "This time suits me"

cry collapse: a fit of weeping; "had a good cry"; a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience"; a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate); "a cry of rage"; "a yell of pain"; the characteristic utterance of an animal; "animal cries filled the night"; shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain; "She cried bitterly when she heard the news of his death"; "The girl in the wheelchair wept with frustration when she could not get up the stairs"; bring into a particular state by crying; "The little boy cried himself to sleep"; proclaim or announce in public; "before we had newspapers, a town crier would cry the news"; "He cried his merchandise in the market square"; utter a characteristic sound; "The cat was crying"; demand immediate action; "This situation is crying for attention"

speak for collapse: be a spokesperson for; "He represents the Government's position"

own collapse: have ownership or possession of; "He owns three houses in Florida"; "How many cars does she have?"

riposte collapse: (fencing) a counterattack made immediately after successfully parrying the opponents lunge; make a return thrust; "his opponent riposted"

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

request collapse: a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority; the verbal act of requesting; express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"; ask (a person) to do something; "She asked him to be here at noon"; "I requested that she type the entire manuscript"; inquire for (information); "I requested information from the secretary"

espouse collapse: take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own; "She embraced Catholicism"; "They adopted the Jewish faith"

concede collapse: be willing to concede; "I grant you this much"; admit, make a clean breast of; "She confessed that she had taken the money"; acknowledge defeat; "The candidate conceded after enough votes had come in to show that he would lose"; give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

alibi collapse: (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question; exonerate by means of an alibi

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

reply collapse: the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange; "he growled his reply"

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

petition collapse: write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing

get off collapse: escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action; "She gets away with murder!"; "I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities"; cause to be acquitted; get off the hook; in a legal case; "The lawyer got him off, even though there was no doubt in everybody's mind that he killed his wife"; deliver verbally; "He got off the best line I've heard in a long time"; leave a vehicle, aircraft, etc.; enjoy in a sexual way; "He gets off on shoes"; be relieved of one's duties temporarily

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