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Brutalisation

the activity of treating someone savagely or viciously

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condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind

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Restoration noun · 85% connection

some artifact that has been restored or reconstructed; "the restoration looked exactly like the original"

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Diplomatic immunity noun · 85% connection

exemption from taxation or normal processes of law that is offered to diplomatic personnel in a foreign country

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Immunity noun · 84% connection

the state of not being susceptible; "unsusceptibility to rust"

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Indemnity noun · 84% connection

legal exemption from liability for damages

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Liability noun · 84% connection

the state of being legally obliged and responsible

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Exemption noun · 84% connection

immunity from an obligation or duty

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Freedom noun · 84% connection

immunity from an obligation or duty

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Ratability noun · 84% connection

the state of being liable to assessment or taxation

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Taxability noun · 84% connection

liability to taxation

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Amnesty noun · 83% connection

a period during which offenders are exempt from punishment

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Impunity noun · 83% connection

exemption from punishment or loss

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Bail noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial; "the judge set ba…

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Bail bond noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial; "the judge set ba…

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Bond noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial; "the judge set ba…

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Charge noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense; "he was arrested on a charge of larceny"

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Complaint noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense; "he was arrested on a charge of larceny"

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Condemnation noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; "the conviction came as no surprise"

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a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmu…