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To clear a ship for action — Clear Clear, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cleared}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Clearing}.] 1. To render bright, transparent, or undimmed; to free from clouds. [1913 Webster] He sweeps the skies and clears the cloudy north. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To free from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To clear for action — Clear Clear, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cleared}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Clearing}.] 1. To render bright, transparent, or undimmed; to free from clouds. [1913 Webster] He sweeps the skies and clears the cloudy north. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To free from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
malfeasance — mal·fea·sance /ˌmal fēz əns/ n [mal bad + obsolete English feasance doing, execution, from Old French faisance, from fais , stem of faire to make, do, from Latin facere]: the commission (as by a public official) of a wrongful or unlawful act… … Law dictionary
Restitution — • An act of commutative justice by which exact reparation as far as possible is made for an injury that has been done to another Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Restitution Restitution … Catholic encyclopedia
wrongful conduct — I noun bad conduct, breach, contravention, corruption, crime, delinquency, dereliction, deviation from rectitude, ill conduct, illegal action, illegality, impropriety, infringement, injurious action, injustice, malfeasance, malpractice,… … Law dictionary
breach — n 1 Breach, infraction, violation, transgression, trespass, infringement, contravention are comparable when denoting the act or the offense of one who fails to keep the law or to do what the law, one s duty, or an obligation requires. Breach… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
violence — /ˈvaɪələns / (say vuyuhluhns) noun 1. rough force in action: the violence of the wind. 2. rough or injurious action or treatment: to die by violence. 3. any unjust or unwarranted exertion of force or power, as against rights, laws, etc.; injury;… …
victim — victimhood, n. victimless, adj. /vik tim/, n. 1. a person who suffers from a destructive or injurious action or agency: a victim of an automobile accident. 2. a person who is deceived or cheated, as by his or her own emotions or ignorance, by the … Universalium
