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law collapse: the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system; "he studied law at Yale"; a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society; a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature; "the laws of thermodynamics"; legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity; "there is a law against kidnapping"; the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

colony collapse: a group of animals of the same type living together; (microbiology) a group of organisms grown from a single parent cell; a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government; a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country; one of the 13 British colonies that formed the original states of the United States

debunk collapse: expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas; "The physicist debunked the psychic's claims"

homogeneous collapse: all of the same or similar kind or nature; "a close-knit homogeneous group"

affirmation collapse: a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was correct and should stand; (religion) a solemn declaration that serves the same purpose as an oath (if an oath is objectionable to the person on religious or ethical grounds); the act of affirming or asserting or stating something

facile collapse: performing adroitly and without effort; "a facile hand"; arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth; "too facile a solution for so complex a problem"

Attic collapse: (architecture) a low wall at the top of the entablature; hides the roof; informal terms for a human head; the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens; of or relating to Attica or its inhabitants or to the dialect spoken in Athens in classical times; "Attic Greek"

everyday collapse: commonplace and ordinary; "the familiar everyday world"; found in the ordinary course of events; "a placid everyday scene"; "it was a routine day"; "there's nothing quite like a real...train conductor to add color to a quotidian commute"- Anita Diamant

principle collapse: a basic truth or law or assumption; "the principles of democracy"; a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system; "the principle of the conservation of mass"; "the principle of jet propulsion"; "the right-hand rule for inductive fields"; a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct; "their principles of composition characterized all their works"; a rule or standard especially of good behavior; "a man of principle"; "he will not violate his principles"; rule of personal conduct

glib collapse: artfully persuasive in speech; "a glib tongue"; "a smooth-tongued hypocrite"; having only superficial plausibility; "glib promises"; "a slick commercial"; marked by lack of intellectual depth; "glib generalizations"; "a glib response to a complex question"

occupation collapse: the act of occupying or taking possession of a building; "occupation of a building without a certificate of occupancy is illegal"; the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business"; any activity that occupies a person's attention; "he missed the bell in his occupation with the computer game"; the control of a country by military forces of a foreign power; the period of time during which a place or position or nation is occupied; "during the German occupation of Paris"

unitary collapse: characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is held by one central authority; "a unitary as opposed to a federal form of government"; of or pertaining to or involving the use of units; "a unitary method was applied"; "established a unitary distance on which to base subsequent calculations"; relating to or characterized by or aiming toward unity; "the unitary principles of nationalism"; "a unitary movement in politics"

case collapse: a portable container for carrying several objects; "the musicians left their instrument cases backstage"; a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home; bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow; "the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase"; the actual state of things; "that was not the case"; nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence; a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument; "he stated his case clearly"; a problem requiring investigation; "Perry Mason solved the case of the missing heir"; an occurrence of something; "it was a case of bad judgment"; "another instance occurred yesterday"; "but there is always the famous example of the Smiths"; a person requiring professional services; "a typical case was the suburban housewife described by a marriage counselor"; the quantity contained in a case; a specific state of mind that is temporary; "a case of the jitters"; look over, usually with the intention to rob; "They men cased the housed"

unalloyed collapse: free from admixture; "unalloyed metal"; "unalloyed pleasure"

austere collapse: of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect; "an austere expression"; "a stern face"; severely simple; "a stark interior"

understated collapse: exhibiting restrained good taste; "the room is pleasant and understated"

stark collapse: complete or extreme; "stark poverty"; "a stark contrast"; completely; "stark mad"; "mouth stark open"

predestination collapse: (theology) being determined in advance; especially the doctrine (usually associated with Calvin) that God has foreordained every event throughout eternity (including the final salvation of mankind); previous determination as if by destiny or fate

eleventh hour collapse: the latest possible moment; "money became available at the eleventh hour"; "at the last minute the government changed the rules"

either collapse: after a negative statement used as an intensive meaning something like `likewise' or `also'; "he isn't stupid, but he isn't exactly a genius either"; "I don't know either"; "if you don't order dessert I won't either"

monolithic collapse: characterized by massiveness and rigidity and total uniformity; "a monolithic society"; "a monolithic worldwide movement"

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