CommonParlance
Seed
Ordinary-language usages. Seeded from the Open English WordNet (OEWN) 2025, CC BY 4.0.
Context admission
Admitted. Context admission is separate from purpose assessments and factual verdicts.
Why maintain this knowledge?
No justification recorded. This does not mean the knowledge is unjustified; no applicable assessment has been adopted.
Particular uses
These assessments concern specific investigations, audiences, or applications. They do not replace the default justification or authorize other uses.
No particular uses recorded here.
Review or propose an assessment
Purpose authoring is optional. Propose a more specific default or a particular use only when there is something more specific to say. Each proposal includes its scope and reasoning in one market.
Purpose assessments are separate from factual reasoning and context admission. A missing or denied purpose does not change a factual verdict or prevent context creation.
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defense team in CommonParlance
- definition the defendant and their legal advisors collectively
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defenseless in CommonParlance
- definition lacking protection or support
- definition having no protecting or concealing cover
- definition lacking weapons for self-defense
- definition without defense
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defenselessly in CommonParlance
- definition without defense
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defenselessness in CommonParlance
- definition the property of being helpless in the face of attack
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defensibility in CommonParlance
- definition capability of being defended
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defensible in CommonParlance
- definition capable of being defended
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defensive in CommonParlance
- definition intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack
- definition attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing
- definition an attitude of defensiveness
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defensive attitude in CommonParlance
- definition an attitude of defensiveness
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defensive attribution in CommonParlance
- definition A tendency to blame victims for their misfortune, so that one feels less likely to be victimized in a similar way.
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defensive measure in CommonParlance
- definition (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
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defensive structure in CommonParlance
- definition a structure used to defend against attack
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defensively in CommonParlance
- definition in an apologetic and defensive manner
- definition in a defensive manner
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defensiveness in CommonParlance
- definition excessive sensitivity to criticism
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defer in CommonParlance
- definition hold back to a later time
- definition yield to another's wish or opinion
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deference in CommonParlance
- definition a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard
- definition courteous regard for people's feelings
- definition a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others
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deferent in CommonParlance
- definition showing deference
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deferential in CommonParlance
- definition showing deference
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deferentially in CommonParlance
- definition in a servile manner
- definition in a respectfully deferential manner
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deferment in CommonParlance
- definition act of putting off to a future time
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deferral in CommonParlance
- definition a state of abeyance or suspended business
- definition act of putting off to a future time
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deferred payment in CommonParlance
- definition arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services
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defervesce in CommonParlance
- definition experience an abatement of a fever
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defervescence in CommonParlance
- definition abatement of a fever as indicated by a reduction in body temperature
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defervescent in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to the reduction of a fever
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defiance in CommonParlance
- definition intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude
- definition a hostile challenge
- definition a defiant act