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poetic justice: an outcome in which virtue triumphs over vice (often ironically)

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legality collapse: lawfulness by virtue of conformity to a legal statute

lawfulness collapse: the quality of conforming to law

versification collapse: the art or practice of writing verse; the form or metrical composition of a poem; a metrical adaptation of something (e.g., of a prose text)

nemesis collapse: (Greek mythology) the goddess of divine retribution and vengeance

measure for measure collapse

justification collapse: the act of defending or explaining or making excuses for by reasoning; "the justification of barbarous means by holy ends"- H.J.Muller; something (such as a fact or circumstance) that shows an action to be reasonable or necessary; "he considered misrule a justification for revolution"; a statement in explanation of some action or belief

give-and-take collapse

propriety collapse: correct or appropriate behavior

poesy collapse

arbitrator collapse

Rhadamanthus collapse: (Greek mythology) a judge of the dead in the underworld

Minos collapse: son of Zeus and Europa; king of ancient Crete; ordered Daedalus to build the labyrinth; after death Minos became a judge in the underworld

Nemesis collapse: (Greek mythology) the goddess of divine retribution and vengeance

Polyhymnia collapse: (Greek mythology) the Muse of singing and mime and sacred dance

Euterpe collapse: (Greek mythology) the Muse of music (or the flute); a monocotyledonous genus of graceful palm trees in tropical America

Erato collapse: (Greek mythology) the Muse of lyric and love poetry

arbiter collapse: someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue; someone with the power to settle matters at will; "she was the final arbiter on all matters of fashion"

referee collapse: (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play; an attorney appointed by a court to investigate and report on a case; evaluate professionally a colleague's work; be a referee or umpire in a sports competition

judicature collapse

umpire collapse: an official at a baseball game

Muse collapse: the source of an artist's inspiration; "Euterpe was his muse"; in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science

equity collapse: the ownership interest of shareholders in a corporation; the difference between the market value of a property and the claims held against it

do justice to collapse

stylist collapse: an artist who is a master of a particular style

beak collapse: horny projecting mouth of a bird; beaklike mouth of animals other than birds (e.g., turtles); informal terms for the nose

moderator collapse: someone who mediates disputes and attempts to avoid violence; someone who presides over a forum or debate; in the Presbyterian church, the officer who presides over a synod or general assembly; any substance used to slow down neutrons in nuclear reactors

ombudsman collapse: a government appointee who investigates complaints by private persons against the government

litigate collapse: engage in legal proceedings

wish fulfilling collapse

assessor collapse

unpractical collapse

dewy eyed collapse

sue collapse: French writer whose novels described the sordid side of city life (1804-1857)

romanticized collapse

retribution collapse: the act of correcting for your wrongdoing; a justly deserved penalty

quixotic collapse: not sensible about practical matters; unrealistic; "as quixotic as a restoration of medieval knighthood"; "a romantic disregard for money"; "a wild-eyed dream of a world state"

hold by collapse

live up to collapse

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