Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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jurisprudence | Yes | No | No | No |
filibuster | Yes | No | Yes | No |
jurisprudence (noun) | filibuster (noun) |
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the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do | (law) a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches |
the collection of rules imposed by authority | a legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct legislation that he (or she) opposes |
jurisprudence (verb) | filibuster (verb) |
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obstruct deliberately by delaying |