a written agreement between two states or sovereigns
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a document giving an official instruction or command
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a formal agreement establishing an association or alliance between nations or other groups to achieve a particular aim
Used in the same subject area: Law, General law, Environmental science, Politics and government.the power or right to give orders or make decisions; "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to ma…
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Politics and government, Political systems, Pollution, Water and aquatic environments.the power or right to give orders or make decisions; "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to ma…
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Politics and government, Political systems, Pollution, Water and aquatic environments.a treaty governing commerce between two or more nations
Used in the same subject area: Law, General law, Environmental science, Politics and government.law determining the fundamental political principles of a government
Used in the same subject area: Law, General law, Politics and government, Political systems.(diplomacy) an international agreement
Used in the same subject area: Law, General law, Environmental science, Politics and government.the power of making free choices unconstrained by external agencies
Used in the same subject area: Law, Environmental science, Pollution, Water and aquatic environments.the power or right to give orders or make decisions; "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to ma…
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Politics and government, Political systems, Pollution, Water and aquatic environments.unlawfulness by virtue of violating some legal statute
Used in the same subject area: Law, Environmental science, Pollution, Water and aquatic environments.(international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure
Used in the same subject area: Law, Environmental science, Pollution, Water and aquatic environments.(law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law; "courts having jurisdiction in this district"
Used in the same subject area: Law, General law, Environmental science, Pollution, Water and aquatic environments.illegality as a consequence of unlawful acts; defiance of the law
Used in the same subject area: Law, Environmental science, Pollution, Water and aquatic environments.(law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law; "courts having jurisdiction in this district"
Used in the same subject area: Law, General law, Environmental science, Pollution, Water and aquatic environments.lawfulness by virtue of conformity to a legal statute
Used in the same subject area: Law, Environmental science, Pollution, Water and aquatic environments.love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it; "they rode the same wave of popular patriotism"; "British nationalism was in the…
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Politics and government, Pollution, Water and aquatic environments.The quality or state of not being canonical, of not conforming to a general rule or common procedure.; "This holds minor literature ho…
Used in the same subject area: Law, Environmental science, Pollution, Water and aquatic environments.illegality as a consequence of unlawful acts; defiance of the law
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An official of a bureau; esp. an official confirmed in a narrow and arbitrary routine.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: document, giving, official, instruction, command.One who is receiving rudimentary instruction in the doctrines of Christianity; a neophyte; in the primitive church, one officially rec…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: document, giving, official, instruction, command.To prepare for public examination by private instruction; to train by special instruction.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: document, giving, official, instruction, command.Control; power over something; sway; influence; as, to have command over one's temper or voice; the fort has command of the bridge.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: document, giving, official, instruction, command.a situation in which a public official's decisions are influenced by the official's personal interests
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: document, giving, official, instruction, command.a contrary command cancelling or reversing a previous command
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: document, giving, official, instruction, command.Subdivision of business or official duty; especially, one of the principal divisions of executive government; as, the treasury departm…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: document, giving, official, instruction, command.That which is imposed by directing; a guiding or authoritative instruction; prescription; order; command; as, he grave directions to t…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: document, giving, official, instruction, command.To deny, exclude from, or warn off, by express command; to command not to enter.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: document, giving, official, instruction, command.a formal document charging a public official with misconduct in office
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: document, giving, official, instruction, command.Expressive of command; containing positive command; authoritatively or absolutely directive; commanding; authoritative; as, imperative…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: document, giving, official, instruction, command.document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability; "his gross income was enough that he had to file a t…
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