a special assignment that is given to a person or group
commission
Noun
the act of committing a crime
commission
Noun
the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions
commission
Noun
an official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces
commission
Noun
a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
commission
Noun
a special group delegated to consider some matter
commission
Noun
a group of representatives or delegates
commission
Noun
a fee for services rendered based on a percentage of an amount received or collected or agreed to be paid, as distinguished from a salary
commission
Noun
the state of being in good working order and ready for operation
commission
Verb
to charge with a task
commission
Verb
to put into commission
commission
Verb
to place an order for
chore
Noun
a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
carelessness
Noun
failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
carelessness
Noun
the quality of not being careful or taking pains
comparative negligence
Noun
(law) negligence allocated between the plaintiff and the defendant with a corresponding reduction in damages paid to the plaintiff
concurrent negligence
Noun
(law) negligence of two of more persons acting independently
contributory negligence
Noun
(law) behavior by the plaintiff that contributes to the harm resulting from the defendant's negligence
criminal negligence
Noun
(law) recklessly acting without reasonable caution and putting another person at risk of injury or death (or failing to do something with the same consequences)
classroom project
Noun
a school task requiring considerable effort
culpable negligence
Noun
(law) recklessly acting without reasonable caution and putting another person at risk of injury or death (or failing to do something with the same consequences)
classwork
Noun
the part of a student's work that is done in the classroom
civil wrong
Noun
(law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought
capacity
Noun
the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment
capacity
Noun
a specified function
capacity
Noun
the maximum production possible
capacity
Noun
tolerance for alcohol
capacity
Noun
capability to perform or produce
capacity
Noun
the power to learn or retain knowledge
capacity
Noun
an electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored
capacity
Noun
(computer science) the amount of information (in bytes) that can be stored on a disk drive
capacity
Noun
the amount that can be contained
continuing trespass
Noun
trespass that is not transient or intermittent but continues as long as the offending object remains
cozenage
Noun
a fraudulent business scheme
cheat
Noun
a deception for profit to yourself
cheat
Noun
the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
cheat
Noun
someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
cheat
Noun
weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat
cheat
Noun
weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land
cheat
Verb
to defeat someone through trickery or deceit
cheat
Verb
to deprive somebody of something by deceit
cheat
Verb
to engage in deceitful behavior
cheat
Verb
to be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage
chemical terrorism
Noun
terrorism using the chemical agents of chemical warfare