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pleading collapse: (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding

unspecified collapse: not stated explicitly or in detail; "threatened unspecified reprisals"

indefinable collapse: not capable of being precisely or readily described; not easily put into words; "an indefinable feeling of terror"; "an abstract concept that seems indefinable"; defying expression or description; "indefinable yearnings"; "indescribable beauty"; "ineffable ecstasy"; "inexpressible anguish"; "unspeakable happiness"; "unutterable contempt"; "a thing of untellable splendor"

capitulation collapse: the act of surrendering (under agreed conditions); "they were protected until the capitulation of the fort"; a summary that enumerates the main parts of a topic

annunciation collapse: (Christianity) the announcement to the Virgin Mary by the angel Gabriel of the incarnation of Christ; a festival commemorating the announcement of the Incarnation by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland

greeting collapse: (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)

ticket collapse: the appropriate or desirable thing; "this car could be just the ticket for a small family"; a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment); a summons issued to an offender (especially to someone who violates a traffic regulation); provide with a ticket for passage or admission; "Ticketed passengers can board now"; issue a ticket or a fine to as a penalty; "I was fined for parking on the wrong side of the street"; "Move your car or else you will be ticketed!"

news collapse: new information about specific and timely events; "they awaited news of the outcome"; new information of any kind; "it was news to me"; information reported in a newspaper or news magazine; "the news of my death was greatly exaggerated"

overall collapse: (usually plural) work clothing consisting of denim trousers (usually with a bib and shoulder straps); a loose protective coverall or smock worn over ordinary clothing for dirty work; involving only main features; "the overall pattern of his life"; including everything; "the overall cost"; "the total amount owed"

congenital collapse: present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development

abstraction collapse: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples; the act of withdrawing or removing something; an abstract painting; the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances; a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance; "he loved her only in the abstract--not in person"

oath collapse: a commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law); to lie under oath is to become subject to prosecution for perjury; a solemn promise, usually invoking a divine witness, regarding your future acts or behavior; "they took an oath of allegiance"

commonplace collapse: not challenging; dull and lacking excitement; "an unglamorous job greasing engines"; completely ordinary and unremarkable; "air travel has now become commonplace"; "commonplace everyday activities"

exhaustive collapse: very thorough; exhaustively complete; "an exhaustive study"; "made a thorough search"; "thoroughgoing research"

hypothesis collapse: a tentative theory about the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena; "a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory"; "he proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was accepted in chemical practices"; a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations

enunciation collapse: the articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience

cult collapse: a system of religious beliefs and rituals; "devoted to the cultus of the Blessed Virgin"; adherents of an exclusive system of religious beliefs and practices

catechism collapse: an elementary book summarizing the principles of a Christian religion; written as questions and answers; a series of question put to an individual (such as a political candidate) to elicit their views

subversion collapse: the act of subverting; as overthrowing or destroying a legally constituted government

narrative collapse: a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program; "his narrative was interesting"; "Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children"; consisting of or characterized by the telling of a story; "narrative poetry"

born collapse: British nuclear physicist (born in Germany) honored for his contributions to quantum mechanics (1882-1970); brought into existence; "he was a child born of adultery"

admission collapse: the act of admitting someone to enter; "the surgery was performed on his second admission to the clinic"; an acknowledgment of the truth of something

theorem collapse: an idea accepted as a demonstrable truth; a proposition deducible from basic postulates

recapitulation collapse: a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion; (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) in which musical themes that were introduced earlier are repeated

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