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bylaw collapse: a rule made by a local authority to regulate its own affairs

upright collapse: a piano with a vertical sounding board; a vertical structural member as a post or stake; "the ball sailed between the uprights"; in a vertical position; not sloping; "an upright post"

befall collapse: become of; happen to; "He promised that no harm would befall her"; "What has become of my children?"

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

health collapse: the general condition of body and mind; "his delicate health"; "in poor health"; a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease; "physicians should be held responsible for the health of their patients"

metamorphosis collapse: a complete change of physical form or substance especially as by magic or witchcraft; the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals

transfiguration collapse: the act of transforming so as to exalt or glorify; a striking change in appearance or character or circumstances; "the metamorphosis of the old house into something new and exciting"; (New Testament) the sudden emanation of radiance from the person of Jesus; (Christianity) a church festival held in commemoration of the Transfiguration of Jesus

syllable collapse: a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme; "the word `pocket' has two syllables"

verity collapse: an enduring or necessary ethical or religious or aesthetic truth

harmonize collapse: bring into consonance, harmony, or accord while making music or singing; bring into consonance or accord; "harmonize one's goals with one's abilities"; bring into consonance or relate harmoniously; "harmonize the different interests"; sing or play in harmony; write a harmony for; go together; "The colors don't harmonize"; "Their ideas concorded"

normal collapse: conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal; "serve wine at normal room temperature"; "normal diplomatic relations"; "normal working hours"; "normal word order"; "normal curiosity"; "the normal course of events"; being approximately average or within certain limits in e.g. intelligence and development; "a perfectly normal child"; "of normal intelligence"; "the most normal person I've ever met"; in accordance with scientific laws; forming a right angle

model collapse: the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale); representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale); a type of product; "his car was an old model"; a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process; "the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems"; a representative form or pattern; "I profited from his example"; a person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor; "the president didn't have time to be a model so the artist worked from photos"; someone worthy of imitation; "every child needs a role model"; form in clay, wax, etc; "model a head with clay"; construct a model of; "model an airplane"; create a representation or model of; "The pilots are trained in conditions simulating high-altitude flights"; plan or create according to a model or models; display (clothes) as a mannequin; "model the latest fashion"; assume a posture as for artistic purposes; "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often"

descriptive collapse: describing the structure of a language; "descriptive linguistics simply describes language"; serving to describe or inform or characterized by description; "the descriptive variable"; "a descriptive passage"

ineluctable collapse: impossible to avoid or evade:"inescapable conclusion"; "an ineluctable destiny"; "an unavoidable accident"

ritual collapse: stereotyped behavior; any customary observance or practice; the prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies; of or relating to or employed in social rites or rituals; "a ritual dance of Haiti"; "sedate little colonial tribe with its ritual tea parties"- Nadine Gordimer; of or relating to or characteristic of religious rituals; "ritual killing"

metabolism collapse: the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life

catabolism collapse: breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy

regulation collapse: the act of controlling or directing according to rule; "fiscal regulations are in the hands of politicians"; the act of bringing to uniformity; making regular; an authoritative rule; (embryology) the ability of an early embryo to continue normal development after its structure has been somehow damaged or altered; the state of being controlled or governed; prescribed by or according to regulation; "regulation army equipment"

bill of particulars collapse: the particular events to be dealt with in a criminal trial; advises the defendant and the court of the facts the defendant will be required to meet

believer collapse: a person who has religious faith; a supporter who accepts something as true

anabolism collapse: the synthesis in living organisms of more complex substances (e.g., living tissue) from simpler ones together with the storage of energy

prescriptive collapse: pertaining to giving directives or rules; "prescriptive grammar is concerned with norms of or rules for correct usage"

suffix collapse: an affix that is added at the end of the word; attach a suffix to; "suffix words"

reorganize collapse: organize anew; "We must reorganize the company if we don't want to go under"; organize anew, as after a setback

lawsuit collapse: a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy; "the family brought suit against the landlord"

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