| high colonic | an enema that injects large amounts of fluid high into the colon for cleansing purposes |
| high jump | the act of jumping as high as possible over a horizontal bar |
all fours
high-low-jack | card games in which points are won for taking the high or low or jack or game |
| high-low | poker in which the high and low hands split the pot |
jinks
high jinks
hijinks
high jinx | noisy and mischievous merrymaking |
criminal negligence
culpable negligence | (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) |
extravagance
prodigality
lavishness
highlife
high life | excessive spending |
| maintenance criminal maintenance | the unauthorized interference in a legal action by a person having no interest in it (as by helping one party with money or otherwise to continue the action) so as to obstruct justice or promote unnecessary litigation or unsettle the peace of the community, unlike champerty, criminal maintenance does not necessarily involve personal profit |
crime
offense criminal offense
criminal offence
offence law-breaking | (criminal law) an act punishable by law, usually considered an evil act, a long record of crimes |
treason
high treason
lese majesty | a crime that undermines the offender's government |
| protection tribute | payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence, every store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection |
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 |
| criminal possession | (law) possession for which criminal sanctions are provided because the property may not lawfully be possessed or may not be possessed under certain circumstances |
| protection | the activity of protecting someone or something, the witnesses demanded police protection |
self-defense
self-defence
self-protection | the act of defending yourself |
unlawful carnal knowledge
criminal congress | forbidden or tabu sexual intercourse between individuals |
adultery
criminal conversation
fornication | extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations, adultery is often cited as grounds for divorce |
high technology
high tech | highly advanced technological development (especially in electronics) |
| high-angle fire | fire from a cannon that is fired at an elevation greater than that for the maximum range |
high fidelity
hi-fi | the reproduction of sound with little or no distortion |
| High Mass | a solemn and elaborate Mass with music |
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 |
| high finance | large and complex financial transactions (often used with the implication that those individuals or institutions who engage in them are unethical) |
| protection trade protection | the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition, he made trade protection a plank in the party platform |
| criminal contempt | an act of disrespect that impedes the administration of justice |
| criminal suit | a lawsuit alleging violations of criminal law by the defendant |
prosecution
criminal prosecution | the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior |
auspices
protection aegis | kindly endorsement and guidance, the tournament was held under the auspices of the city council |
stepper
high stepper | a horse trained to lift its feet high off the ground while walking or trotting |
alto relievo
alto rilievo
high relief | a sculptural relief in which forms extend out from the background to at least half their depth |
Army High Performance Computing Research Center
AHPCRC | a United States defense laboratory to conduct research in high-performance computing for defense technology applications, a partnership of government and university and industry |
Aswan High Dam
High Dam | one of the world's largest dams on the Nile River in southern Egypt |
dress hat
high hat opera hat
silk hat
stovepipe top hat
topper
beaver | a man's hat with a tall crown, usually covered with silk or with beaver fur |
hi-fi
high fidelity sound system | equipment for the reproduction of sound with high fidelity |
| high altar | the main altar in a church |
| high-angle gun | a cannon that can be fired at a high elevation for relatively short ranges |
high gear
high | a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed |
high-hat cymbal
high hat | cymbals that are operated by a foot pedal |
| high-pass filter | a filter that passes frequencies above a certain value and attenuates frequencies below that value |
| high table | a dining table in a dining-hall raised on a platform, seats are reserved for distinguished persons |
| high-warp loom | a handloom in which the warp is carried vertically, for weaving tapestry |
| high wire | a tightrope very high above the ground |
horizontal bar
high bar | gymnastic apparatus consisting of a bar supported in a horizontal position by uprights at both ends |
knee-high
knee-hi | a sock or stocking that reaches up to just below the knees |
main street
high street | street that serves as a principal thoroughfare for traffic in a town |
protective covering
protective cover
protection | a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury, they had no protection from the fallout, wax provided protection for the floors |
United States Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory
U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory
US Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory
USACIL | a defense laboratory of the Criminal Investigation Command, the United States Army's primary forensic laboratory in support of criminal intelligence |
| high-spiritedness | exuberant liveliness |
superiority
high quality | the quality of being superior |
high-mindedness
idealism noble-mindedness b a | elevated ideals or conduct, the quality of believing that ideals should be pursued |