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LEGAL TERMS Flashcards

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to garnish

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to take part of the income or property of someone who owes a debt and give it to a court in order to pay the debt

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dissent

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a strong difference of opinion on a particular subject, especially about an official suggestion or plan or a popular belief

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to dissent

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(of a judge) to offer a legal opinion in a court that differs from the opinion of most of the other judges of the court

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to remit

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to send money to someone.

the types of activity that a person or organization has responsibility for.

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patrimony

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  • the property that someone gets from their father after his death
  • the valuable objects, buildings, ideas, etc. that a society gets from the people who have lived in the past
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mandate

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  • an official order or requirement to do something
  • official permission or the right to do something, usually given as the result of a vote
  • the period of time that a government or an elected person is allowed to remain in power
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inconsequential

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not important

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fallout

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the bad things that happen after a particular event

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merit

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  • the quality of being good and deserving to be praised or rewarded, or an advantage that something has
  • if a court decides that a complaint, case, etc. has merit, it accepts that it is true or there is evidence for it
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backup

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a person, plan, piece of equipment, etc. that you can use to replace another if necessary

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leverage

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the relationship between the amount of money that a company owes and its share capital or value

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leveraged loan

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a type of loan that is extended to companies or individuals that already have considerable amounts of debt or poor credit history. Lenders consider leveraged loans to carry a higher risk of default, and as a result, a leveraged loan is more costly to the borrower

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investment-grade debt

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the type of bond or other loan that has a low risk of not being paid back

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vulnerable

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able to be easily hurt, influenced, or attacked

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to downgrade

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to state that something such as a company is likely to produce less profit or growth, to be less able to pay back debt, etc. than was previously thought

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simultaneous

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happening or being done at exactly the same time

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to mitigate

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to make something less harmful, unpleasant, or bad

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mitigating circumstances

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situations that are not an excuse for a crime, but that a court of law may consider to be important enough to reduce the blame or punishment of the accused person

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forbearance

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  • the quality of being patient and being able to forgive someone or control yourself in a difficult situation
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bridge financing

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a form of temporary financing intended to cover a company’s short-term costs until the moment when regular long-term financing is secured. Thus, it is named as bridge financing since it is like a bridge that connects a company to debt capital through short-term borrowings

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deluge

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a very large volume of something, more than can be managed

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backstop

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something such as a plan or method that can be used if all other plans or methods fail

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to inflict

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to force someone or something to experience something unpleasant

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holdout

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  • a person, organization, or country that continues to do something, despite other people trying to force them not to
  • a person, organization, or country that continues to refuse to accept something that others have already accepted, despite other people trying to persuade them to
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workout

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a type of financial arrangement for someone who is having difficulty paying back their debts

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to impose

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to introduce a new law, tax, rule, or punishment

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to introduce a new law, tax, rule, or punishment

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to help people deal with a process or reach an agreement or solution without getting directly involved in the process, discussion, etc. yourself

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feasible

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possible to do and likely to be successful

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prudent

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careful in the way that you make decisions or spend money so that you avoid unnecessary risks

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to replicate

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to make or do something again in exactly the same way

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Pareto efficiency

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a situation that cannot be modified so as to make any one individual or preference criterion better off without making at least one individual or preference criterion worse off

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ransom

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a large amount of money that is demanded in exchange for someone who has been taken prisoner, or sometimes for an animal

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to bolster

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to support something, or make something stronger

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unaccustomed

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(of a person) not familiar with or experienced at something

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elusive

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difficult to describe, find, achieve, or remember

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venue

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the city or county in which a trial happens

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disenfranchised

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not having the right to vote, or a similar right, or having had that right taken away

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integrity

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the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles that you refuse to change

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inhibited

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not confident enough to say or do what you want

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rampant

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used to describe something bad that gets worse very quickly and in an uncontrolled way

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merit

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the quality of being good and deserving praise

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contagion

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the fact of economic problems in one country, region, etc. spreading to another

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standstill

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a condition in which all movement or activity has stopped

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to dodge

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to avoid being hit by something by moving quickly to one side

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resolution

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an official decision that is made after a group or organization has voted

46
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impasse

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a situation in which progress is impossible, especially because the people involved cannot agree

47
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to reprimand

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to express to someone your strong official disapproval of them

48
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to opine

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to express an opinion

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assertion

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a statement that you strongly believe is true

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to forgo

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to give up or do without

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to allege

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to say that someone has done something illegal or wrong without giving proof

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discernible

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able to be seen or understood

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zeal

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great enthusiasm or interest

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anecdotal

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based on reports or things someone saw rather than on proven facts

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to underscore

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to emphasize the importance something

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tranche

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one of several parts of a financial arrangement, payment, amount, etc.

57
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to garner

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to collect something, usually after much work or with difficulty

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to overhaul

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to repair or improve something so that every part of it works as it should

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adverse

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having a negative or harmful effect on something

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antagonist

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a person who is strongly opposed to something or someone

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behest

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a request

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adherence

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the fact of someone behaving exactly according to rules, beliefs, etc.

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surge

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a sudden and great increase

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bust

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a period of slow economic activity and lack of growth

65
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harbinger

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a person or thing that shows that something is going to happen soon, especially something bad

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doom

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death, destruction, or any very bad situation that cannot be avoided

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junk bond

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a bond that has a high risk that it will not be paid back, but that may possibly make a large profit

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upshot

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something that happens as a result of other actions, events, or decisions

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deluge

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a very large volume of something, more than can be managed

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flurry

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a sudden light fall of snow, blown in different directions by the wind

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limbo

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an uncertain situation that you cannot control and in which there is no progress or improvement

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to vie

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to compete with other people to achieve or get something

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disclosure

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the act of making something known or the fact that is made known

74
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impaired

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damaged in a way that makes something less effective

75
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to engage

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to cause someone to become interested or involved in an activity, or to attract someone’s interest

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docket

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a list of cases to be dealt with in a law court

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to entice

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to persuade someone to do something by offering them something pleasant

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to encourage

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to make someone more likely to do something, or to make something more likely to happen

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consistent

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always behaving or happening in a similar, especially positive, way

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motion

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a formal suggestion made, discussed, and voted on at a meeting

81
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to consummate

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to make something complete or perfect

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to foster

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to encourage the development or growth of ideas or feelings

83
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admittedly

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used when you are agreeing that something is true, especially unwillingly

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prevalence

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the fact that something is very common or happens often

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discernible

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able to be seen or understood

86
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detrimental

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causing harm or damage

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indenture

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  • a written agreement that states the rights and responsibilities of a company that sells a bond and someone who buys it
  • especially in the past, a formal agreement that someone will work for someone else for a particular length of time, especially in order to learn a job
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alleged

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said or thought by some people to be the stated bad or illegal thing, although you have no proof

89
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pleading

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urgent, emotional statements or requests for something

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innate

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(of a quality) which you are born with, or which is present naturally

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to aggregate

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something formed by adding together several amounts or things

92
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plausible

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possibly true; able to be believed

93
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substantively

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in a way that is important, serious, or related to real facts

94
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to confound

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to confuse and very much surprise someone, so that they are unable to explain or deal with a situation

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to dissect

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to examine or consider something in detail

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Anecdotal evidence

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evidence from anecdotes: evidence collected in a casual or informal manner and relying heavily or entirely on personal testimony

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Mitigating

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making something less harmful, unpleasant, or bad

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Undue

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more than is necessary, acceptable, or reasonable

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to glean

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to collect information in small amounts and often with difficulty

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oversight

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a mistake made because of a failure to notice something

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determination

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  • the ability to continue trying to do something, although it is very difficult
  • the process of controlling, influencing, or deciding something
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to alternate

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to happen or exist one after the other repeatedly

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to mimic

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to copy the way in which a particular person usually speaks and moves, usually in order to make people laugh

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to dismantle

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to take a machine apart or to come apart into separate pieces

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to embrace

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to include something, often as one of a number of things

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robust

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strong and unlikely to break or fail

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to strive

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to try hard to do something or make something happen, esp. for a long time or against difficulties

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