fixation of a body part in order to promote proper healing, for example in a plaster cast or by a splint
immobilisation
Noun
the act of limiting movement or making incapable of movement
immobilisation
Noun
fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing
immobilizing
Noun
the act of limiting movement or making incapable of movement
imprisonment
Noun
the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)
imprisonment
Noun
putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment
imprisonment
Noun
the state of being imprisoned
inventory-clearance sale
Noun
a sale to reduce inventory
impoverishment
Noun
the act of making someone poor
impoverishment
Noun
the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
internationalization
Noun
the act of bringing something under international control
internationalisation
Noun
the act of bringing something under international control
insubordination
Noun
an insubordinate act
insubordination
Noun
defiance of authority
indorsement
Noun
the act of endorsing
indorsement
Noun
a signature that validates something
indorsement
Noun
formal and explicit approval
indorsement
Noun
a speech seconding a motion
indorsement
Noun
a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books)
isolation
Noun
the act of isolating something
isolation
Noun
a country's withdrawal from international politics
isolation
Noun
a feeling of being disliked and alone
isolation
Noun
(psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which memory of an unacceptable act or impulse is separated from the emotion originally associated with it
isolation
Noun
a state of separation between persons or groups
integrated logistic support
Noun
the pooling of specific resources by subscribing nations for the support of some joint operation
international logistic support
Noun
arrangements made between nations to assist each other
integrating
Noun
the action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community
interdepartmental support
Noun
provision of logistic (or administrative) support by one or more of the military services to one or more departments or agencies of the United States government
interagency support
Noun
provision of logistic (or administrative) support by one or more of the military services to one or more departments or agencies of the United States government
inter-service support
Noun
action by one military service to provide logistic (or administrative) support to another military service
ill service
Noun
an act intended to help that turns out badly
ill turn
Noun
an act intended to help that turns out badly
idealization
Noun
a portrayal of something as ideal
idealization
Noun
something that exists only as an idea
idealization
Noun
(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that splits something you are ambivalent about into two representations--one good and one bad
idealisation
Noun
a portrayal of something as ideal
idealisation
Noun
something that exists only as an idea
idealisation
Noun
(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that splits something you are ambivalent about into two representations--one good and one bad
insistence
Noun
the act of insisting on something
insistence
Noun
continual and persistent demands
insistence
Noun
the state of demanding notice or attention
insistency
Noun
the act of insisting on something
insistency
Noun
the state of demanding notice or attention
incurrence
Noun
the act of incurring (making yourself subject to something undesirable)
intercession
Noun
the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.)
intercession
Noun
a prayer to God on behalf of another person
intermediation
Noun
the act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement
invalidation
Noun
(law) a formal termination (of a relationship or a judicial proceeding etc)