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

retributive collapse: given or inflicted in requital according to merits or deserts; "retributive justice"

disciplinary collapse: relating to a specific field of academic study; "economics in its modern disciplinary sense"; relating to discipline in behavior; "disciplinary problems in the classroom"

prosecute collapse: carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in; "She pursued many activities"; "They engaged in a discussion"; bring a criminal action against (in a trial); "The State of California prosecuted O.J. Simpson"; conduct a prosecution in a court of law

indicator collapse: a device for showing the operating condition of some system; a signal for attracting attention; (chemistry) a substance that changes color to indicate the presence of some ion or substance; can be used to indicate the completion of a chemical reaction or (in medicine) to test for a particular reaction

punishing collapse: resulting in punishment; "the king imposed a punishing tax"

amicus curiae collapse: an adviser to the court on some matter of law who is not a party to the case; usually someone who wants to influence the outcome of a lawsuit involving matters of wide public interest

retaliatory collapse: of or relating to or having the nature of retribution; "retributive justice demands an eye for an eye"

probity collapse: complete and confirmed integrity; having strong moral principles; "in a world where financial probity may not be widespread"; "he enjoys an exaggerated reputation for probity"

scourge collapse: a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor); punish severely; excoriate

redemptive collapse: bringing about salvation or redemption from sin; "saving faith"; "redemptive (or redeeming) love"; of or relating to or resulting in redemption; "a redemptive theory about life"- E.K.Brown

due process collapse: (law) the administration of justice according to established rules and principles; based on the principle that a person cannot be deprived of life or liberty or property without appropriate legal procedures and safeguards

judiciary collapse: persons who administer justice; the system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government

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

rewarding collapse: providing personal satisfaction; "a rewarding career as a paramedic"

disservice collapse: an act intended to help that turns out badly; "he did them a disservice"

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)

corrective collapse: a device for treating injury or disease; tending or intended to correct or counteract or restore to a normal condition; "corrective measures"; "corrective lenses"; designed to promote discipline; "the teacher's action was corrective rather than instructional"; "disciplinal measures"; "the mother was stern and disciplinary"

ubiquity collapse: the state of being everywhere at once (or seeming to be everywhere at once)

omniscience collapse: the state of being omniscient; having infinite knowledge

pay collapse: bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action; "You'll pay for this!"; "She had to pay the penalty for speaking out rashly"; "You'll pay for this opinion later"; give money, usually in exchange for goods or services; "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please"; discharge or settle; "pay a debt"; "pay an obligation"; do or give something to somebody in return; "Does she pay you for the work you are doing?"; make a compensation for; "a favor that cannot be paid back"; render; "pay a visit"; "pay a call"; be worth it; "It pays to go through the trouble"

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