(verb) to renounce upon oath / (verb) to reject solemnly / (verb) to abstain from; avoid
(noun) a judicial decision or sentence / (noun) a decree in bankruptcy / (verb) to settle judicially / (verb) to act as judge
(noun) the point in the orbit of an object (as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth / (noun) the point farthest from a planet or a satellite (as the moon) reached by an object orbiting it / (noun) the farthest or highest point; culmination
(verb) to give a false impression of / (verb) to present an appearance not in agreement with / (verb) to show (something) to be false or wrong / (verb) to run counter to; contradict / (verb) disguise
(noun) construction (as of a sculpture or a structure of ideas) achieved by using whatever comes to hand / (noun) something constructed in this way
a discourse between two or more people holding different points of view about a subject but wishing to establish the truth through reasoned arguments
(noun) the action of the state in taking or modifying the property rights of an individual in the exercise of its sovereignty; differs from eminent domain in that it can also refer to private property taken by a private entity authorised by the government
a chain or manacle used to restrain a prisoner, typically placed around the ankles
(noun) an authoritative command or order to do something; an effectual decree
the use in manufacturing industry of the methods pioneered by Henry Ford, typified by large-scale mechanized mass production
difficult to control; unruly; irritable and quarrelsome
(noun) preponderant influence or authority over others; domination / (noun) the social, cultural, ideological, or economic influence exerted by a dominant group
(noun) preponderant influence or authority over others; domination / (noun) the social, cultural, ideological, or economic influence exerted by a dominant group
a social relationship that advocates the creation, development, and maintenance of social structures for the equitable distribution of management power (part of anarchist theory)
philosophical and metaphysical theories of divine presence in which the divine encompasses or is manifested in the material world
an unfilled space; a gap (plural: lacunae)
a range of political philosophies which prioritize the local (production and consumption of goods, government, history, culture, etc)
intervened with, through an intermediary
an economic think tank espousing neoliberalism (Milton Friedman, Hayek, etc); founded in 1947
the postulate that markets are organised most effectively by private enterprise and that the private pursuit of accumulation will generate the most common good; accomplished by opening international markets and financial networks, and downsizing the welfare state
the postulate that markets are organised most effectively by private enterprise and that the private pursuit of accumulation will generate the most common good; accomplished by opening international markets and financial networks, and downsizing the welfare state
the opposite or counterpart of a fact or truth; the side of a coin or medal bearing the head or principal design
the German variant of social liberalism that emphasizes the need for the state to ensure that the free market produces results close to its theoretical potential
(also known as the window of discourse) the range of ideas the public will accept; used by media pundits; derived from its originator, Joseph P. Overton (1960–2003),[3] a former vice president of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy
relating to a church parish; having a limited or narrow outlook or scope