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reprieve collapse: the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment; a warrant granting postponement (usually to postpone the execution of the death sentence); a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort; relieve temporarily; postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution

spoiled collapse: having the character or disposition harmed by pampering or oversolicitous attention; "a spoiled child"

rendezvous collapse: a meeting planned at a certain time and place; a place where people meet; "he was waiting for them at the rendezvous"; meet at a rendezvous

unorthodoxy collapse: the quality of being unorthodox; any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position

unemployed collapse: not engaged in a gainful occupation; "unemployed workers marched on the capital"

commission collapse: the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions; an official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces; a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something; "the judge's charge to the jury"; a fee for services rendered based on a percentage of an amount received or collected or agreed to be paid (as distinguished from a salary); "he works on commission"; the state of being in good working order and ready for operation; "put the ships into commission"; "the motor was out of commission"; charge with a task; put into commission; equip for service; of ships; place an order for

call on collapse: have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to; "She called on her Representative to help her"; "She turned to her relatives for help"

soviet collapse: an elected governmental council in a Communist country (especially one that is a member of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics); of or relating to or characteristic of the former Soviet Union or its people; "Soviet leaders"

anger collapse: a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance; the state of being angry; make angry; "The news angered him"; become angry; "He angers easily"

doctor collapse: children take the roles of physician or patient or nurse and pretend they are at the physician's office; "the children explored each other's bodies by playing the game of doctor"; a licensed medical practitioner; "I felt so bad I went to see my doctor"; a person who holds Ph.D. degree (or the equivalent) from an academic institution; "she is a doctor of philosophy in physics"; give medical treatment to

sitting collapse: the act of assuming or maintaining a seated position; "he read the mystery at one sitting"; (photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait); "he wanted his portrait painted but couldn't spare time for the sitting"; a session as of a legislature or court; not moving and therefore easy to attack; "a sitting target"

remission collapse: (law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court); an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease); "his cancer is in remission"

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