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leverage |
Noun
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the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever |
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leverage |
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provide with leverage |
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leverage |
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supplement with leverage |
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leveraging |
Noun
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investing with borrowed money as a way to amplify potential gains (at the risk of greater losses) |
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lending |
Noun
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disposing of money or property with the expectation that the same thing (or an equivalent) will be returned |
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loaning |
Noun
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disposing of money or property with the expectation that the same thing (or an equivalent) will be returned |
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land-office business |
Noun
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very large and profitable volume of commercial activity |
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legislation |
Noun
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the act of making or enacting laws |
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legislation |
Noun
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law enacted by a legislative body |
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legislating |
Noun
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the act of making or enacting laws |
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lawmaking |
Noun
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the act of making or enacting laws |
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line management |
Noun
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administration of the activities contributing directly to an organization's output |
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leash |
Noun
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a figurative restraint |
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leash |
Noun
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restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal |
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leash |
Noun
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the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one |
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leash |
Verb
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fasten with a rope |
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law enforcement |
Noun
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ensuring obedience to the laws |
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license |
Noun
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the act of giving a formal, usually written, authorization |
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license |
Noun
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a legal document giving official permission to do something |
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license |
Noun
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freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech) |
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license |
Noun
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excessive freedom |
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license |
Verb
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authorize officially |
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lockdown |
Noun
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the act of confining prisoners to their cells (usually to regain control during a riot) |
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legal duty |
Noun
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acts which the law requires be done or forborne |
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loan approval |
Noun
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formal authorization to get a loan, usually from a bank |
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line of duty |
Noun
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all that is normally required in some area of responsibility |
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legal action |
Noun
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a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another |
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lapidation |
Noun
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the act of pelting with stones |
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lawsuit |
Noun
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a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy |
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levy |
Noun
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the act of drafting into military service |
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levy |
Noun
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a charge imposed and collected |
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levy |
Verb
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cause to assemble or enlist in the military |
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levy |
Verb
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impose and collect |
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levy en masse |
Noun
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the act of drafting into military service |
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lis pendens |
Noun
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a pending lawsuit |
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legal proceeding |
Noun
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(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked |
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licking |
Noun
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the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows |
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licking |
Noun
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an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest |
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lacing |
Noun
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the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows |
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lacing |
Noun
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a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment) |
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lacing |
Noun
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a small amount of liquor added to a food or beverage |
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litigation |
Noun
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a legal proceeding in a court |
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logistic support |
Noun
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assistance between and within military commands |
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logistic assistance |
Noun
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assistance between and within military commands |
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loyalty |
Noun
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the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action |
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loyalty |
Noun
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the quality of being loyal |
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loyalty |
Noun
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feelings of allegiance |
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legal ouster |
Noun
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the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law |
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legalization |
Noun
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the act of making lawful |
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legalisation |
Noun
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the act of making lawful |