a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy | a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable; if f(x)=y, x is the independent variable |
a portable container for carrying several objects | a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning |
a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home | a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal |
bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow | a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie |
(printing) the receptacle in which a compositor has his type, which is divided into compartments for the different letters, spaces, or numbers | a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true |
the housing or outer covering of something | a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement |
the enclosing frame around a door or window opening | (computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program |
an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part | |
the actual state of things | |
nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence | |
a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument | |
a problem requiring investigation | |
a specific size and style of type within a type family | |
an occurrence of something | |
a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation | |
a person requiring professional services | |
a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities) | |
the quantity contained in a case | |
a special set of circumstances | |
a specific state of mind that is temporary | |