regulation establishing the maximum age for doing something or holding some position
acclaim
Noun
enthusiastic approval
acclaim
Verb
to praise vociferously
acclaim
Verb
to clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
acclamation
Noun
enthusiastic approval
applause
Noun
a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together
anonymous ftp
Noun
a common way to make software available
anonymous file transfer protocol
Noun
a common way to make software available
affidavit
Noun
written declaration made under oath
animadversion
Noun
harsh criticism or disapproval
antinomy
Noun
a contradiction between two statements that seem equally reasonable
announcement
Noun
a formal public statement
announcement
Noun
a public statement containing information about an event that has happened or is going to happen
annunciation
Noun
a formal public statement
assertion
Noun
a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
assertion
Noun
the act of affirming or asserting or stating something
averment
Noun
a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
asseveration
Noun
a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
accusation
Noun
an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence
accusation
Noun
a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person
allegation
Noun
statements affirming or denying certain matters of fact that you are prepared to prove
allegation
Noun
(law) a formal accusation against somebody (often in a court of law)
admonishment
Noun
a firm rebuke
allegement
Noun
statements affirming or denying certain matters of fact that you are prepared to prove
avowal
Noun
a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something
avouchment
Noun
a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something
axiom
Noun
(logic) a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof
axiom
Noun
a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits
allusion
Noun
passing reference or indirect mention
apologia
Noun
a formal written defense of something you believe in strongly
alibi
Noun
a defense by an accused person purporting to show that they could not have committed the crime in question
alibi
Noun
a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.
alibi
Verb
to exonerate by means of an alibi
adverse opinion
Noun
an opinion concerning financial statements (usually based on an audit by a CPA) that the statements as a whole do not present results fairly or are not in conformity with the generally accepted accounting practices of the United States
air alert
Noun
the warning signal that begins a period of preparation for an enemy air attack
air alert
Noun
the condition in which combat aircraft are airborne and ready for an operation
air alert
Noun
the time period during which military and civilian agencies are prepared for an enemy air attack
alarum
Noun
an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
ahimsa
Noun
a Buddhist and Hindu and especially Jainist doctrine holding that all forms of life are sacred and urging the avoidance of violence
asterisk
Noun
a star-shaped character * used in printing
asterisk
Verb
to mark with an asterisk
alphabetic character
Noun
the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech
a
Article
the indefinite article, used to non-specifically identify something
a
Noun
the 1st letter of the Roman alphabet
ASCII control character
Noun
ASCII characters to indicate carriage return or tab or backspace
accent
Noun
a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation
accent
Noun
the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)