the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
arbitration
Noun
the act of deciding as an arbiter
arbitration
Noun
(law) the hearing and determination of a dispute by an impartial referee agreed to by both parties (often used to settle disputes between labor and management)
arbitrament
Noun
the act of deciding as an arbiter
arbitrement
Noun
the act of deciding as an arbiter
acquittal
Noun
a judgment of not guilty
allegiance
Noun
the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action
allegiance
Noun
the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign)
adherence
Noun
faithful support for a cause or political party or religion
adherence
Noun
the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition
adhesion
Noun
faithful support for a cause or political party or religion
adhesion
Noun
the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition
adhesion
Noun
a fibrous band of scar tissue that binds together normally separate anatomical structures
adhesion
Noun
abnormal union of bodily tissues
actual eviction
Noun
the physical ouster of a tenant from the leased premises
assistance
Noun
the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
assistance
Noun
a resource
advocacy
Noun
active support of an idea or cause etc.
amnesty
Noun
the formal act of liberating someone
amnesty
Noun
a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense
amnesty
Noun
a period during which offenders are exempt from punishment
amnesty
Verb
to grant a pardon to
amendment
Noun
the act of amending or correcting
amendment
Noun
a statement that is added to or revises or improves a proposal or document (a bill or constitution etc.)
affront
Noun
a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect
affront
Verb
to treat, mention, or speak to rudely
attendance
Noun
the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)
attendance
Noun
the number of people that are present
attendance
Noun
the frequency with which a person is present
attending
Noun
the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)
attending
Noun
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
appearing
Noun
formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action
absence
Noun
failure to be present
absence
Noun
the state of being absent
absence
Noun
the occurrence of an abrupt, transient loss or impairment of consciousness (which is not subsequently remembered), sometimes with light twitching, fluttering eyelids, etc.
absence
Noun
the time interval during which something or somebody is away
absenteeism
Noun
habitual absence from work
answer
Noun
a nonverbal reaction
answer
Noun
the principal pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint
answer
Noun
a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
answer
Noun
a written or spoken statement that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
answer
Noun
the speech act of replying to a question
answer
Verb
to give the correct answer or solution to
answer
Verb
to react to a stimulus or command
answer
Verb
to give a defence or refutation of a charge or in an argument
answer
Verb
to match or correspond
answer
Verb
to be sufficient
answer
Verb
to be liable or accountable
ambush
Noun
the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise