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embassy collapse: a diplomatic building where ambassadors live or work; an ambassador and his entourage collectively

licit collapse: sanctioned by custom or morality especially sexual morality; "a wife's licit love"

juridical collapse: of or relating to the law or jurisprudence; "juridical days"

prescription collapse: written instructions from a physician or dentist to a druggist concerning the form and dosage of a drug to be issued to a given patient; written instructions for an optician on the lenses for a given person; directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions; "I tried to follow her prescription for success"

sheepskin collapse: tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on; used for clothing

law collapse: the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system; "he studied law at Yale"; a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society; a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature; "the laws of thermodynamics"; legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity; "there is a law against kidnapping"; the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

transaction collapse: the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities); "no transactions are possible without him"; "he has always been honest is his dealings with me"

statutory collapse: prescribed or authorized by or punishable under a statute; "statutory restrictions"; "a statutory age limit"; "statutory crimes"; "statutory rape"; relating to or created by statutes; "statutory matters"; "statutory law"

disqualification collapse: the act of preventing someone from participating by finding them unqualified; unfitness that bars you from participation

tenure collapse: the right to hold property; part of an ancient hierarchical system of holding lands; the term during which some position is held; give life-time employment to; "She was tenured after she published her book"

deposition collapse: the act of deposing someone; removing a powerful person from a position or office; (law) a pretrial interrogation of a witness; usually conducted in a lawyer's office; the natural process of laying down a deposit of something

say collapse: the chance to speak; "let him have his say"; indicate; "The clock says noon"; communicate or express nonverbally; "What does this painting say?"; "Did his face say anything about how he felt?"; recite or repeat a fixed text; "Say grace"; "She said her `Hail Mary'"; utter aloud; "She said `Hello' to everyone in the office"; state as one's opinion or judgement; declare; "I say let's forget this whole business"

freehold collapse: tenure by which land is held in fee simple or for life; an estate held in fee simple or for life

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"

copyhold collapse: a medieval form of land tenure in England; a copyhold was a parcel of land granted to a peasant by the lord of the manor in return for agricultural services

agency collapse: a business that serves other businesses; an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority"; the state of being in action or exerting power; "the agency of providence"; "she has free agency"

deputy collapse: an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent; someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies; a person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others; a member of the lower chamber of a legislative assembly (such as in France)

testimonial collapse: of or relating to or constituting testimony; expressing admiration or appreciation; "testimonial dinner"

internal medicine collapse: the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and (nonsurgical) treatment of diseases of the internal organs (especially in adults)

bill of health collapse: a certificate saying that a departing ship's company is healthy (to be presented at the next port of arrival)

adulthood collapse: the state (and responsibilities) of a person who has attained maturity; the period of time in your life after your physical growth has stopped and you are fully developed

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