hinder+from+proceeding

  • 101de|ter — «dih TUR», transitive verb, terred, ter|ring. to keep back; discourage or hinder; stop or prevent from acting or proceeding by fear or consideration of danger or trouble: »The extreme heat deterred us from going downtown. The barking dog deterred …

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  • 102Kangaroo court — A kangaroo court is a mock court in which the principles of law and justice are disregarded or perverted .[1] The outcome of a trial by kangaroo court is essentially determined in advance, usually for the purpose of ensuring conviction, either by …

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  • 103adverse — 1 Adverse, antagonistic, counter, counteractive mean so opposed as to cause interference, often harmful or fatal interference. All four may be applied to one thing that comes into conflict with another {an adverse policy} {an adverse wind had so… …

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  • 104restrain — To limit, confine, abridge, narrow down, restrict, obstruct, impede, hinder, stay, destroy. To prohibit from action; to put compulsion upon; to restrict; to hold or press back. To keep in check; to hold back from acting, proceeding, or advancing …

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  • 105dorsal — Posterior Pos*te ri*or (p[o^]s*t[=e] r[i^]*[ e]r), a. [L. posterior, compar. of posterus coming after, from post after. See {Post }.] 1. Later in time; hence, later in the order of proceeding or moving; coming after; opposed to {prior}. [1913… …

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  • 106Posterior — Pos*te ri*or (p[o^]s*t[=e] r[i^]*[ e]r), a. [L. posterior, compar. of posterus coming after, from post after. See {Post }.] 1. Later in time; hence, later in the order of proceeding or moving; coming after; opposed to {prior}. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 107slow — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English slāw; akin to Old High German slēo dull Date: before 12th century 1. a. mentally dull ; stupid < a slow student > b. naturally inert or sluggish 2. a …

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  • 108deter — determent, n. deterrable, adj. deterrability, n. deterrer, n. /di terr /, v.t., deterred, deterring. 1. to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding: The large dog deterred trespassers. 2. to prevent; check; arrest: timber treated with&#8230; …

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  • 109slow — slowly, adv. slowness, n. /sloh/, adj., slower, slowest, adv., slower, slowest, v. adj. 1. moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed or velocity: a slow train. 2. characterized by lack of speed: a slow pace. 3. taking or requiring …

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  • 110impeach — verb a) To hinder. b) To bring a legal proceeding against a public official, asserting that because he or she committed some offense, he or she should be removed from office …

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