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verdict collapse: (law) the findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to it for decision; can be used in formulating a judgment

antitype collapse: an opposite or contrasting type; a person or thing represented or foreshadowed by a type or symbol; especially a figure in the Old Testament having a counterpart in the New Testament

preparatory collapse: preceding and preparing for something; "preparatory steps"

condemnation collapse: (law) the act of condemning (as land forfeited for public use) or judging to be unfit for use (as a food product or an unsafe building); the condition of being strongly disapproved of; "he deserved nothing but condemnation"

former collapse: the first of two or the first mentioned of two; "Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered today"

ancestor collapse: someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)

anterior collapse: earlier in time; of or near the head end or toward the front plane of the body

predecessor collapse: one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office)

prior collapse: the head of a religious order; in an abbey the prior is next below the abbot

prognosis collapse: a prediction of the course of a disease; a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop

paradigm collapse: the generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time; "he framed the problem within the psychoanalytic paradigm"; systematic arrangement of all the inflected forms of a word

bellwether collapse: sheep that leads the herd often wearing a bell; someone who assumes leadership of a movement or activity

genotype collapse: the particular alleles at specified loci present in an organism; a group of organisms sharing a specific genetic constitution

foremost collapse: preceding all others in spatial position; "the foremost compartment of the ship"; situated closest to the bow; "the foremost compartment of the ship"; prominently forward; "he put his best foot foremost"

explorer collapse: someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose)

vanguard collapse: the position of greatest importance or advancement; the leading position in any movement or field; "the Cotswolds were once at the forefront of woollen manufacturing in England"; "the idea of motion was always to the forefront of his mind and central to his philosophy"; the leading units moving at the head of an army

criterion collapse: the ideal in terms of which something can be judged; "they live by the standards of their community"

decision collapse: the act of making up your mind about something; "the burden of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly"; a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration; "a decision unfavorable to the opposition"; "his conclusion took the evidence into account"; "satisfied with the panel's determination"; the outcome of a game or contest; "the team dropped three decisions in a row"; (boxing) a victory won on points when no knockout has occurred; "had little trouble in taking a unanimous decision over his opponent"

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