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appanage collapse: a grant (by a sovereign or a legislative body) of resources to maintain a dependent member of a ruling family; "bishoprics were received as appanages for the younger sons of great families"; any customary and rightful perquisite appropriate to your station in life; "for thousands of years the chair was an appanage of state and dignity rather than an article of ordinary use"

constitute collapse: form or compose; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army"

docket collapse: (law) the calendar of a court; the list of cases to be tried or a summary of the court's activities; make a summary or abstract of a legal document and inscribe it in a list; place on the docket for legal action; "Only 5 of the 120 cases docketed were tried"

legal collapse: allowed by official rules; "a legal pass receiver"; established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules; having legal efficacy or force; "a sound title to the property"; of or relating to jurisprudence; "legal loophole"; relating to or characteristic of the profession of law; "the legal profession"

absolutism collapse: the doctrine of an absolute being; the principle of complete and unrestricted power in government; dominance through threat of punishment and violence

sit on collapse

jurisdiction collapse: in law; the territory within which power can be exercised

prohibition collapse: the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof); "they were restrained by a prohibition in their charter"; "a medical inhibition of alcoholic beverages"; "he ignored his parents' forbiddance"; a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages; "in 1920 the 18th amendment to the Constitution established prohibition in the US"; a decree that prohibits something; refusal to approve or assent to; the period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment

warn collapse: notify, usually in advance; "I warned you that I would ask some difficult questions"; ask to go away; "The old man warned the children off his property"; notify of danger, potential harm, or risk; "The director warned him that he might be fired"; "The doctor warned me about the dangers of smoking"; admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior; "I warned him not to go too far"; "I warn you against false assumptions"; "She warned him to be quiet"

incapacity collapse: lack of physical or natural qualifications; lack of intellectual power

attestation collapse: the evidence by which something is attested; the action of bearing witness

incompetence collapse: lack of physical or intellectual ability or qualifications; inability of a part or organ to function properly

statement collapse: a document showing credits and debits; a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc; "according to his statement he was in London on that day"; a nonverbal message; "a Cadillac makes a statement about who you are"; "his tantrums are a statement of his need for attention"; (music) the presentation of a musical theme; "the initial statement of the sonata"

majority collapse: the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part; "the majority of his customers prefer it"; "the bulk of the work is finished"; (elections) more than half of the votes; the age at which persons are considered competent to manage their own affairs

fairy tale collapse

ghost story collapse

socialized medicine collapse

Medicare collapse: health care for the aged; a federally administered system of health insurance available to persons aged 65 and over

Medicaid collapse: health care for the needy; a federally and state-funded program

appropriate collapse: suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc; "a book not appropriate for children"; "a funeral conducted the appropriate solemnity"; "it seems that an apology is appropriate"; suitable and fitting; "the tailored clothes were harmonious with her military bearing"; meant or adapted for an occasion or use; "a tractor suitable (or fit) for heavy duty"; "not an appropriate (or fit) time for flippancy"; take possession of by force, as after an invasion; "the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"; "The army seized the town"; "The militia captured the castle"

day off collapse: a day when you are not required to work; "Thursday is his day off"

purport collapse: have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming; "The letter purports to express people's opinion"

subjugate collapse: make subservient; force to submit or subdue

action collapse: something done (usually as opposed to something said); "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions"; the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field; "the action is no longer in technology stocks but in municipal bonds"; "gawkers always try to get as close to the action as possible"; an act by a government body or supranational organization; "recent federal action undermined the segregationist position"; "the United Nations must have the power to propose and organize action without being hobbled by irrelevant issues"; "the Union action of emancipating Southern slaves"; the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism; "the piano had a very stiff action"; the trait of being active and energetic and forceful; "a man of action"; the series of events that form a plot; "his novels always have a lot of action"; the state of being active; "his sphere of activity"; "he is out of action"; institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against; "He was warned that the district attorney would process him"; "She actioned the company for discrimination"

mammon collapse: (New Testament) a personification of wealth and avarice as an evil spirit; "ye cannot serve God and Mammon"; wealth regarded as an evil influence

wrest collapse: obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically; "wrest the knife from his hands"; "wrest a meaning from the old text"; "wrest power from the old government"

retrenchment collapse: the reduction of expenditures in order to become financial stable; entrenchment consisting of an additional interior fortification to prolong the defense

specie collapse

prevarication collapse

say so collapse

hindrance collapse: the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding; any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome; something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress

instrument collapse: the means whereby some act is accomplished; "my greed was the instrument of my destruction"; "science has given us new tools to fight disease"; a device that requires skill for proper use; a person used by another to gain an end; address a legal document to; write an instrumental score for; equip with instruments for measuring, recording, or controlling

settlement collapse: something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making; "the finally reached a settlement with the union"; "they never did achieve a final resolution of their differences"; "he needed to grieve before he could achieve a sense of closure"; a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it; an area where a group of families live together

anarchy collapse: a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government)

imbecility collapse: retardation more severe than a moron but not as severe as an idiot

promise collapse: grounds for feeling hopeful about the future; "there is little or no promise that he will recover"; a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future; make a promise or commitment; promise to undertake or give; "I promise you my best effort"; give grounds for expectations; "The new results were promising"; "The results promised fame and glory"

insufficiency collapse: lack of an adequate quantity or number; "the inadequacy of unemployment benefits"; (pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally; a lack of competence; "pointed out the insufficiencies in my report"; "juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents"

allege collapse: report or maintain; "He alleged that he was the victim of a crime"; "He said it was too late to intervene in the war"; "The registrar says that I owe the school money"

possess collapse: have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill; "he possesses great knowledge about the Middle East"; enter into and control, as of emotions or ideas; "What possessed you to buy this house?"; "A terrible rage possessed her"

indent collapse: an order for goods to be exported or imported; notch the edge of or make jagged; make a depression into; "The bicycle dented my car"; cut or tear along an irregular line so that the parts can later be matched for authentication; "indent the documents"; set in from the margin; "Indent the paragraphs of a letter"

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