perjury
bearing false witness
lying under oath | criminal offense of making false statements under oath |
risk
peril
danger | a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury, he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime, there was a danger he would do the wrong thing |
risk arbitrage
takeover arbitrage | arbitrage involving risk, as in the simultaneous purchase of stock in a target company and sale of stock in its potential acquirer, if the takeover fails the arbitrageur may lose a great deal of money |
| community service | an unpaid service for the benefit of the public that is performed by lawbreakers as part (or all) of their sentence |
| community service public service | a service that is performed for the benefit of the public or its institutions |
ball bearing
needle bearing
roller bearing | bearings containing small metal balls |
| bearing | a rotating support placed between moving parts to allow them to move easily |
bearing rein
checkrein | a rein designed to keep the horse's head in the desired position |
| bearing wall | any wall supporting a floor or the roof of a building |
charge bearing heraldic bearing
armorial bearing | heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield |
community center
civic center | a center where the members of a community can gather for social or cultural activities |
| journal bearing | the bearing of a journal |
| thrust bearing | a bearing designed to take thrusts parallel to the axis of revolution |
bearing
comportment
presence
mien | dignified manner or conduct |
carriage
bearing posture | characteristic way of bearing one's body, stood with good posture |
| risk risk of exposure | the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent |
| risk risk of infection | the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred |
| community biotic community | (ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other |
Jemaah Islamiyah
JI
Islamic Group Islamic Community
Malaysian Mujahidin Group
Malaysia Militant Group | a clandestine group of southeast Asian terrorists organized in and trained by al-Qaeda, supports militant Muslims in Indonesia and the Philippines and has cells in Singapore and Malaysia and Indonesia |
Kaplan Group
Association of Islamic Groups and Communities
Caliphate State | a Turkish terrorist group of fundamentalist Muslims with ties to al-Qaeda that operates in Germany, seeks the violent overthrow of the Turkish government and the establishment of an Islamic nation modeled on Iran |
| community chest | a charity supported by individual subscriptions, defrays the demands on a community for social welfare |
legal profession
bar
legal community | the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction, he was admitted to the bar in New Jersey |
medical profession
medical community | the body of individuals who are qualified to practice medicine |
businessmen
business community | the body of individuals who manage businesses |
| community of scholars | the body of individuals holding advanced academic degrees |
European Union
EU
European Community
EC
European Economic Community
EEC
Common Market
Europe | an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members, he tried to take Britain into the Europen Union |
| community | a group of people living in a particular local area, the team is drawn from all parts of the community |
| community | a group of nations having common interests, they hoped to join the NATO community |
| speech community | people sharing a given language or dialect |
| community college | a nonresidential junior college offering a curriculum fitted to the needs of the community |
Intelligence Community
National Intelligence Community
United States Intelligence Community
IC | a group of government agencies and organizations that carry out intelligence activities for the United States government, headed by the Director of Central Intelligence |
residential district
residential area
community | a district where people live, occupied primarily by private residences |
| planned community | a residential district that is planned for a certain class of residents |
retirement community
retirement complex | a planned community for residents who have retired from an active working life |
| bedroom community | a community where many commuters live |
bearing
heading
aim | the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies |
| gambler risk taker | someone who risks loss or injury in the hope of gain or excitement |
| community | common ownership, they shared a community of possessions |
| community property | property and income belonging jointly to a married couple |
venture capital
risk capital | wealth available for investment in new or speculative enterprises |
| bearing | relevant relation or interconnection, those issues have no bearing on our situation |
community
community of interests | agreement as to goals, the preachers and the bootleggers found they had a community of interests |
hazard
jeopardy
peril
risk
endangerment | a source of danger, a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune, drinking alcohol is a health hazard |
white metal
bearing metal | an alloy (often of lead or tin base) used for bearings |
| bearing brass | a brass bushing or a lining for a bearing |
gamble
chance
risk hazard
take chances
adventure run a risk
take a chance | take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome, When you buy these stocks you are gambling |
risk
put on the line
lay on the line | expose to a chance of loss or damage, We risked losing a lot of money in this venture, Why risk your life?, She laid her job on the line when she told the boss that he was wrong |
| bearing(a) | (of a structural member) withstanding a weight or strain |
load-bearing(a)
supporting(a) | capable of bearing a structural load, a supporting wall |
coniferous
cone-bearing | of or relating to or part of trees or shrubs bearing cones and evergreen leaves |