shape form | the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance, geometry is the mathematical science of shape |
wrong legal injury damage | any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right |
constructive fraud legal fraud | comprises all acts or omissions or concealments involving breach of equitable or legal duty or trust or confidence |
delivery livery legal transfer | the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another |
legal duty | acts which the law requires be done or forborne |
legal action action action at law | a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another, one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong |
proceeding legal proceeding proceedings | (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked |
eviction dispossession legal ouster | the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law |
legal separation separation | (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order) |
form genus | an artificial taxonomic category established on the basis of morphological resemblance for organisms of obscure true relationships especially fossil forms |
form | a mold for setting concrete, they built elaborate forms for pouring the foundation |
mannequin manikin mannikin manakin form | a life-size dummy used to display clothes |
form shape cast | the visual appearance of something or someone, the delicate cast of his features |
good form | behavior that conforms to social conventions of the time, it is not good form to brag about winning |
form | a particular mode in which something is manifested, his resentment took the form of extreme hostility |
shape form configuration contour conformation | any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline), he could barely make out their shapes |
legal right | a right based in law |
legal power jurisdiction | (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law, courts having jurisdiction in this district |
form | an ability to perform well, he was at the top of his form, the team was off form last night |
life form | the characteristic bodily form of a mature organism |
e human body physical body material body soma build figure physique anatomy shape bod chassis frame form flesh | alternative names for the body of a human being, Leonardo studied the human body, he has a strong physique, the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak |
kind sort form variety | a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality, sculpture is a form of art, what kinds of desserts are there? |
art form | (architecture) a form of artistic expression (such as writing or painting or architecture) |
legal system | a system for interpreting and enforcing the laws |
form shape pattern | a perceptual structure, the composition presents problems for students of musical form, a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them |
sonata form | a musical form having sections -- exposition and development and recapitulation, characteristic of st movement of a sonata or symphony |
legal principle judicial principle judicial doctrine | (law) a principle underlying the formulation of jurisprudence |
jurisprudence law legal philosophy | the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do |
form word form signifier descriptor | the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something, the inflected forms of a word can be represented by a stem and a list of inflections to be attached |
plural plural form | the form of a word that is used to denote more than one |
singular singular form | the form of a word that is used to denote a singleton |
citation form main entry word entry word | the form of a word that heads a lexical entry and is alphabetized in a dictionary |
free morpheme free form | a morpheme that can occur alone |
bound morpheme bound form | a morpheme that occurs only as part of a larger construction, eg an -s at the end of plural nouns |
combining form | a bound form used only in compounds, `hemato-' is a combining form in words like `hematology' |
part of speech form class word class | one of the traditional categories of words intended to reflect their functions in a grammatical context |
major form class | any of the major parts of speech of traditional grammar |
transitive verb transitive verb form transitive | a verb (or verb construction) that requires an object in order to be grammatical |
doubly transitive verb doubly transitive verb form | a transitive verb that takes both a direct and an indirect object |
intransitive verb intransitive verb form intransitive | a verb (or verb construction) that does not take an object |
title title of respect form of address | an identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. `Mr.' or `General', the professor didn't like his friends to use his formal title |
poem verse form | a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines |
form | a printed document with spaces in which to write, he filled out his tax form |
application form | a form to use when making an application |
claim form | a form to use when filing a claim |
order form | a form to use when placing an order |
requisition requisition form | an official form on which a request in made, first you have to fill out the requisition |
tax form | a form to use when paying your taxes |
telegraph form | a form to use when sending a telegram |
legal document legal instrument official document instrument | (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right |