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sermon collapse: a moralistic rebuke; "your preaching is wasted on him"; an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)

vouch collapse: give supporting evidence; "He vouched his words by his deeds"; summon (a vouchee) into court to warrant or defend a title; give personal assurance; guarantee; "Will he vouch for me?"

swear collapse: promise solemnly; take an oath; make a deposition; declare under oath

docket collapse: (law) the calendar of a court; the list of cases to be tried or a summary of the court's activities; make a summary or abstract of a legal document and inscribe it in a list; place on the docket for legal action; "Only 5 of the 120 cases docketed were tried"

admonition collapse: cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger); a firm rebuke

plea collapse: an answer indicating why a suit should be dismissed; (law) a defendant's answer by a factual matter (as distinguished from a demurrer)

canon collapse: a collection of books accepted as holy scripture especially the books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as genuine and inspired; a complete list of saints that have been recognized by the Roman Catholic Church; a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field or art or philosophy; "the neoclassical canon"; "canons of polite society"; a contrapuntal piece of music in which a melody in one part is imitated exactly in other parts; a priest who is a member of a cathedral chapter

serial collapse: a serialized set of programs; "a comedy series"; "the Masterworks concert series"; of or relating to the sequential performance of multiple operations; "serial processing"; pertaining to or occurring in or producing a series; "serial monogamy"; "serial killing"; "a serial killer"; "serial publication"; pertaining to or composed in serial technique; "serial music"

circular collapse: an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers"; marked by or moving in a circle

impeach collapse: charge (a public official) with an offense or misdemeanor committed while in office; "The President was impeached"; challenge the honesty or veracity of; "the lawyers tried to impeach the credibility of the witnesses"

conversation collapse: the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.

monition collapse: a summons issued after the filing of a libel or claim directing all parties concerned to show cause why the judgment asked for should not be granted

letters collapse: the literary culture; "this book shows American letters at its best"; scholarly attainment; "he is a man of letters"

intimidation collapse: the feeling of being intimidated; being made to feel afraid or timid; the feeling of discouragement in the face of someone's superior fame or wealth or status etc.

eloquent collapse: expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively; "able to dazzle with his facile tongue"; "silver speech"

caveat collapse: (law) a formal notice filed with a court or officer to suspend a proceeding until filer is given a hearing; "a caveat filed against the probate of a will"

trimming collapse: the act of adding decoration; "the children had to be in bed before it was time for the trimming of the tree"; a decoration or adornment on a garment; "the trimming on a hat"; "the trim on a shirt"

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