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

boycott collapse: a group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies; refuse to sponsor; refuse to do business with

sit in collapse: participate in an act of civil disobedience; attend as a visitor; "Can I sit in on your Intermediate Hittite class?"

demur collapse: (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings; take exception to; "he demurred at my suggestion to work on Saturday"; enter a demurrer

objection collapse: (law) a procedure whereby a party to a suit says that a particular line of questioning or a particular witness or a piece of evidence or other matter is improper and should not be continued and asks the court to rule on its impropriety or illegality; the speech act of objecting

grievance collapse: a complaint about a (real or imaginary) wrong that causes resentment and is grounds for action; an allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal right or causes injustice

squawk collapse: the noise of squawking; "she awoke to the squawk of chickens"; "the squawk of car horns"; utter a harsh abrupt scream

noncombatant collapse: a member of the armed forces who does not participate in combat (e.g. a chaplain or surgeon); member of armed forces whose duties do not include fighting as e.g. a chaplain or surgeon; used of civilians in time of war

demonstration collapse: a show of military force or preparedness; "he confused the enemy with feints and demonstrations"; a public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature); "there were violent demonstrations against the war"; proof by a process of argument or a series of proposition proving an asserted conclusion; a visual presentation showing how something works; "the lecture was accompanied by dramatic demonstrations"; "the lecturer shot off a pistol as a demonstration of the startle response"

howl collapse: a long loud emotional utterance; "he gave a howl of pain"; "howls of laughter"; "their howling had no effect"; a loud sustained noise resembling the cry of a hound; "the howl of the wind made him restless"; the long plaintive cry of a hound or a wolf; emit long loud cries; "wail in self-pity"; "howl with sorrow"; cry loudly, as of animals; "The coyotes were howling in the desert"

scruple collapse: an ethical or moral principle that inhibits action; uneasiness about the fitness of an action; a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains; have doubts about; raise scruples; "He lied and did not even scruple about it"; hesitate on moral grounds; "The man scrupled to perjure himself"

irenic collapse: conducive to peace; "irenic without being namby-pamby"; "an irenic attitude toward former antagonists"

passive resistance collapse: peaceful resistance to a government by fasting or refusing to cooperate

exception collapse: a deliberate act of omission; "with the exception of the children, everyone was told the news"; an instance that does not conform to a rule or generalization; "all her children were brilliant; the only exception was her last child"; "an exception tests the rule"; grounds for adverse criticism; "his authority is beyond exception"

nonviolent collapse: achieved without bloodshed; "an unbloody transfer of power"; abstaining (on principle) from the use of violence

profess collapse: state insincerely; "He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt"; "She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber"; "She pretends to be an expert on wine"; confess one's faith in, or allegiance to; "The terrorists professed allegiance to the Muslim faith"; "he professes to be a Communist"; practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about; "She professes organic chemistry"; take vows, as in religious order; "she professed herself as a nun"; receive into a religious order or congregation; state freely; "The teacher professed that he was not generous when it came to giving good grades"

complaint collapse: (civil law) the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim for relief is based; an expression of grievance or resentment; (formerly) a loud cry (or repeated cries) of pain or rage or sorrow

beef collapse: cattle that are reared for their meat; meat from an adult domestic bovine

bitch collapse: female of any member of the dog family; an unpleasant difficulty; "this problem is a real bitch"

remonstrate collapse: argue in protest or opposition; present and urge reasons in opposition

conciliatory collapse: intended or likely to overcome animosity or hostility; "spoke in a conciliating tone"; "a conciliatory visit"

march collapse: a steady advance; "the march of science"; "the march of time"; the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind); "it was a long march"; "we heard the sound of marching"; a procession of people walking together; "the march went up Fifth Avenue"; the month following February and preceding April; walk fast, with regular or measured steps; walk with a stride; "He marched into the classroom and announced the exam"; "The soldiers marched across the border"; march in a procession; "They processed into the dining room"; force to march; "The Japanese marched their prisoners through Manchuria"; cause to march or go at a marching pace; "They marched the mules into the desert"

protest collapse: the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent; a formal and solemn declaration of objection; "they finished the game under protest to the league president"; "the senator rose to register his protest"; "the many protestations did not stay the execution"; the act of making a strong public expression of disagreement and disapproval; "he shouted his protests at the umpire"; "a shower of protest was heard from the rear of the hall"; utter words of protest; affirm or avow formally or solemnly; "The suspect protested his innocence"; express opposition through action or words; "dissent to the laws of the country"

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