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assizes collapse: the county courts of England (replaced in 1971 by crown courts)

incident collapse: a single distinct event; a public disturbance; "the police investigated an incident at the bus station"; falling or striking of light rays on something; "incident light"

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"

law of averages collapse: a law affirming that in the long run probabilities will determine performance

obedient collapse: dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority; "an obedient soldier"; "obedient children"; "a little man obedient to his wife"; "the obedient colonies...are heavily taxed; the refractory remain unburdened"- Edmund Burke

birthright collapse: personal characteristics that are inherited at birth; a right or privilege that you are entitled to at birth; "free public education is the birthright of every American child"; an inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture)

longhand collapse: rapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and cursively connected within words without lifting the writing implement from the paper; having words written out in full by hand; "longhand writing"

decent collapse: conforming to conventions of sexual behavior; "speech in this circle, if not always decent, never became lewd"- George Santayana; observing conventional sexual mores in speech or behavior or dress; "a modest neckline in her dress"; "though one of her shoulder straps had slipped down, she was perfectly decent by current standards"; decently clothed; "are you decent?"; socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous; "from a decent family"; "a nice girl"

matron collapse: a married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified; a woman in charge of nursing in a medical institution; a wardress in a prison

justice collapse: the administration of law; the act of determining rights and assigning rewards or punishments; "justice deferred is justice denied"; the quality of being just or fair

judicial collapse: decreed by or proceeding from a court of justice; "a judicial decision"; relating to the administration of justice or the function of a judge; "judicial system"; belonging or appropriate to the office of a judge; "judicial robes"

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)

cursive collapse: having successive letter joined together; "cursive script"

prosecutor collapse: a government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state

disorganization collapse: the disturbance of a systematic arrangement causing disorder and confusion; "the disorganization of the enemy troops by a flank attack"; a condition in which an orderly system has been disrupted

dutiful collapse: willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect; "a dutiful child"; "a dutiful citizen"; "Patient Griselda was a chaste and duteous wife";

primogeniture collapse: right of inheritance belongs exclusively to the eldest son

causeway collapse: a road that is raised above water or marshland or sand; pave a road with cobblestones or pebbles; provide with a causeway; "A causewayed swamp"

superhighway collapse: an extensive electronic network (such as the internet) used for the rapid transfer of sound and video and graphics in digital form

driveway collapse: a road leading up to a private house; "they parked in the driveway"

speedway collapse: a racetrack for racing automobiles or motorcycles; road where high speed driving is allowed

copper collapse: any of various small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae having coppery wings; a reddish-brown color resembling the color of polished copper; a copper penny; a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor; coat with a layer of copper

chaos collapse: (physics) a dynamical system that is extremely sensitive to its initial conditions; (Greek mythology) the most ancient of gods; the personification of the infinity of space preceding creation of the universe; the formless and disordered state of matter before the creation of the cosmos; a state of extreme confusion and disorder

varsity collapse: a team representing a college or university; a British abbreviation of `university'; usually refers to Oxford University or Cambridge University

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