#statement a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc; "according to his statement he was in London on that day"
supertype: subject_matter__subjectmatter__message__content__substance what a communication that is about something is about
subtype: amendment.statement a statement that is added to or revises or improves a proposal or document (a bill or constitution etc.)
subtype: First_Amendment an amendment to the Constitution of the United States guaranteeing the right of free expression; includes freedom of assembly and freedom of the press and freedom of religion and freedom of speech
subtype: Fifth_Amendment an amendment to the Constitution of the United States that imposes restrictions on the government's prosecution of persons accused of crimes; mandates due process of law and prohibits self-incrimination and double jeopardy
subtype: Fourteenth_Amendment an amendment to the Constitution of the United States adopted in 1868; extends the guarantees of the Bill of Rights to the states as well as to the federal government
subtype: Eighteenth_Amendment an amendment to the Constitution of the United States adopted in 1920; prohibited the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages; repealed in 1932
subtype: Twentieth_Amendment an amendment to the Constitution of the United State adopted in 1920; guarantees that no state can deny the right to vote on the basis of sex
subtype: thing.statement a statement regarded as an object; "to say the same thing in other terms"; "how can you say such a thing?"
subtype: true_statement__truth a true statement; "he told the truth"; "he thought of answering with the truth but he knew they wouldn't believe it"
subtype: gospel_truth__gospel an unquestionable truth; "his word was gospel"
subtype: tautology.true_statement (logic) a statement that is necessarily true; "the statement `he is brave or he is not brave' is a tautology"
subtype: truism an obvious truth
subtype: platitude__cliche__banality__commonplace__bromide a trite or obvious remark
subtype: verbal_description__description a statement that represents something in words
subtype: job_description description of the responsibilities associated with a given job
subtype: spec__specification a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work
subtype: computer_architecture the art of assembling logical elements into a computing device; the specification of the relation between parts of a computer system
subtype: neural_net__neural_network computer architecture in which processors are connected in a manner suggestive of connections between neurons; can learn by trial and error
subtype: network_architecture__networkarchitecture specification of design principles (including data formats and procedures) for creating a network configuration of data processors
subtype: word_picture__word-painting__delineation__depiction__picture__characterization__characterisation a graphic or vivid verbal description; "too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures"; "the author gives a depressing picture of life in Poland"
subtype: epithet descriptive word or phrase
subtype: portrayal.word_picture__portraiture__portrait a word picture of a person's appearance and character
subtype: declaration emphatic or explicit statement
subtype: proclamation__announcement__annunciation a formal public statement; "the government made an announcement about changes in the drug war"
subtype: promulgation the official announcement of a new law or ordinance whereby the law or ordinance is put into effect
subtype: manifesto__pronunciamento a public declaration of intentions (as issued by a political party or government)
subtype: Communist_manifesto a socialist manifesto written by Marx and Engels (1842) describing the history of the working-class movement according to their views
subtype: pronouncement__dictum__say-so__sayso an authoritative declaration
subtype: directive a pronouncement encouraging or banning some activity; "the boss loves to send us directives"
subtype: averment__assertion__asseveration a declaration that is made as if no supporting evidence were necessary
subtype: assertion_of_a_right__claim an assertion of a right (as to money or property); "his claim asked for damages"
subtype: pretension the advancing of a claim; "his pretension to the crown"; "the town still puts forward pretensions as a famous resort"
subtype: claim.averment an assertion that something is true or factual; "his claim that he was innocent"; "evidence contradicted the government's claims"
subtype: allegement__allegation statements affirming or denying certain matters of fact
subtype: bill_of_Particulars the particular events to be dealt with in a criminal trial; advises the defendant and the court of the facts the defendant will be required to meet
subtype: pleading (law) an allegation in legal form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding
subtype: affirmative_pleading__affirmativepleading any defensive pleading that affirms facts rather than merely denying the facts alleged by the plaintiff
subtype: alternative_pleading__alternativepleading__pleading_in_the_alternative a pleading that alleges facts so separate that it is difficult to determine which facts the person intends to rely on
subtype: answer.pleading the principle pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint; in criminal law it consists of the defendant's plea of `guilty' or `not guilty' (or nolo contendere); in civil law it must contain denials of all allegations in the plaintiff's complaint that the defendant hopes to controvert and it can contain affirmative defenses or counterclaims
subtype: evasive_answer__evasiveanswer (law) an answer by a defendant that fails to admit or deny the allegations set forth in the complaint
subtype: nolo_contendere__non_vult__nonvult (criminal law) an answer of `no contest' by a defendant who does not admit guilt but that subjects him to conviction
subtype: plea.answer (law) a defendant's answer by a factual matter (as distinguished from a demurrer)
subtype: dilatory_plea a plea that delays the action without settling the cause of action; it can challenge the jurisdiction or claim disability of the defendant etc. (such defenses are usually raised in the defendant's answer)
subtype: insanity_plea__plea_of_insanity (criminal law) a plea in which the defendant claims innocence due to mental incompetence at the time
subtype: charge.pleading__complaint (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense; "he was arrested on a charge of larceny"
subtype: accusal__accusation a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt
subtype: self-accusation__self-condemnation an admission that you have failed to do or be something you know you should do or be
subtype: recrimination mutual accusations
subtype: allegation a formal accusation against somebody
subtype: grievance.allegation an allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal right or causes injustice
subtype: lodgment__lodgement bringing a charge or accusation against someone
subtype: plaint a written statement of the grounds of complaint made to court law asking for the grievance to be redressed
subtype: imprecation a slanderous accusation
subtype: imputation.accusal a statement attributing something dishonest (especially a criminal offense); "he denied the imputation"
subtype: indictment an accusation of wrongdoing; "the book is an indictment of modern philosophy"
subtype: information.accusal formal accusation of a crime
subtype: preferment.accusal the act of making accusations; "preferment of charges"
subtype: incrimination__inculpation__blame an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed; "his incrimination was based on my testimony"; "the police laid the blame on on the driver"
subtype: self-incrimination an accusation that incriminates yourself
subtype: implication a charge that implicates someone (usually of wrongdoing)
subtype: unspoken_accusation__veiled_accusation an accusation that is understood without needing to be spoken
subtype: insinuation__innuendo an indirect (and usually malicious) implication
subtype: complaint.pleading (civil law) the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim for relief is based
subtype: defective_pleading__defectivepleading any pleading that fails to conform in form or substance to minimum standards of accuracy or sufficiency
subtype: demurrer (law) any pleading that attacks the legal sufficiency of the opponent's pleadings
subtype: rebutter__rebuttal (law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinder
subtype: replication (law) a pleading made by a plaintiff in reply to the defendant's plea or answer
subtype: rejoinder ( law) a pleading made by a defendant in response to the plaintiff's replication
subtype: special_pleading__specialpleading (law) a pleading that alleges new facts in avoidance of the opposing allegations
subtype: surrebutter__surrebuttal (law) a pleading by the plaintiff in reply to the defendant's rebutter
subtype: surrejoinder ( law) a pleading by the plaintiff in reply to the defendant's rejoinder
subtype: accusation__charge an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence; "the newspaper published charges that Jones was guilty of drunken driving"
subtype: contention a point asserted as part of an argument
subtype: ipse_dixit__ipsedixitism an unsupported dogmatic assertion
subtype: avowal__affirmation a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something
subtype: professing__profession an open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion; "a profession of disagreement"
subtype: affirmative a reply of affirmation; "he answered in the affirmative"
subtype: yes__ye an affirmative; "I was hoping for a yes"
subtype: yea an affirmative; "The yeas have it"
subtype: double_negative.affirmative__doublenegative an affirmative constructed from two negatives; "A not unwelcome outcome"
subtype: testimony.averment an assertion offering firsthand authentication of a fact; "according to his own testimony he can't do it"
subtype: denial.averment an assertion that something alleged is not true
subtype: negation.denial the speech act of negating
subtype: contradiction.negation the speech act of contradicting someone; "he spoke as if he thought his claims were immune to contradiction"
subtype: cancellation.negation the act of revoking or annulling or making void
subtype: protestation a strong declaration of protest
subtype: postulation__predication a declaration of something self-evident; something that can be assumed as the basis for argument
subtype: threat.declaration declaration of an intention or a determination to inflict harm on another; "his threat to kill me was quite explicit"
subtype: commination.threat a threat of divine punishment or vengeance
subtype: menace a threat or the act of threatening; "he spoke with desperate menace"
subtype: bid.declaration__bidding (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make
subtype: contract.bid (bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make
subtype: takeout (bridge) a bid that asks your partner to bid another suit
subtype: overcall__overbid (bridge) a bid that is higher than your opponent's bid (especially when your partner has not bid at all and your bid exceeds the value of your hand)
subtype: preemptive_bid a high bid that is intended to prevent the opposing players from bidding
subtype: Bill_of_Rights a statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the US Constitution)
subtype: formula.statement a conventionalized statement expressing some fundamental principle
subtype: mathematical_statement a statement of a mathematical relation
subtype: equation a mathematical statement that two expressions are equal
subtype: regression_equation__regression_of_y_on_x the equation representing the relation between selected values of one variable (x) and observed values of the other (y); it permits the prediction of the most probable values of y
subtype: linear_equation a polynomial equation of the first degree
subtype: quadratic_equation__quadraticequation__quadratic an equation in which the highest power of an unknown quantity is a square
subtype: biquadratic_equation__biquadraticequation__biquadratic and equation of the fourth degree
subtype: differential_equation an equation containing differentials of a function
subtype: Maxwell's_equations four differential equations that summarize classical properties of electromagnetic fields
subtype: partial_differential_equation a differential equation involving a functions of more than one variable
subtype: Schrodinger_equation__Schrodinger_wave_equation the fundamental equation of wave mechanics
subtype: wave_equation a differential equation that describes the passage of harmonic waves through a medium
subtype: exponential_equation__exponentialequation an equation involving exponential functions of a variable
subtype: formula__expression a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
subtype: sentential_function formal expression containing variables; becomes a sentence when variables are replaced by constants
subtype: primitive.formula a mathematical expression from which another expression is derived
subtype: exponential_expression__exponentialexpression a mathematical expression consisting of the constant e raised to some power
subtype: word.statement a brief statement; "he didn't say a word about it"
subtype: explanation.statement__account a statement that explains; "he launched into a detailed explanation"; "he demanded that I give an account for my failure"
subtype: rationale__principle an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature; "the principles of internal-combustion engines"
subtype: dialectics a rationale for dialectical materialism based on change through the conflict of opposing forces
subtype: key.explanation something crucial for explaining; "the key to development is economic integration"
subtype: natural_history__naturalhistory the systematic account of natural phenomena
subtype: raison_d'etre.rationalization__raisond'etre ('<' #rationalization.explanation replaced by #explanation.statement since a theory is a description, not a process)$ reason for being
subtype: accounting.explanation a convincing explanation that reveals basic causes; "he was unable to give a clear accounting for his actions"
subtype: reason an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon; "the reason a steady state was never reached was that the back pressure built up too slowly"
subtype: justification.explanation a statement in explanation of some action or belief
subtype: cause.justification__reason__grounds a justification for something existing or happening; "he had no cause to complain"; "they had good reason to rejoice"
subtype: vindication__defense the justification for some act or belief; "he offered a persuasive defense of the theory"
subtype: apologia__apology a formal written defense of something you believe in strongly
subtype: alibi (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question
subtype: self-justification__excuse__alibi a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.; "he kept finding excuses to stay"; "every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job"; "his transparent self-justification was unacceptable"
subtype: exposition an account that sets forth the meaning or intent of a writing or discourse; "we would have understood the play better if there had been some initial exposition of the background"
subtype: explication an explanation of the meaning of something
subtype: gloss__glos an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text
subtype: deriving__derivation__etymologizing (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase
subtype: definition a concise explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase or symbol
subtype: contextual_definition a definition in which the term is used by embedding it in a larger expression containing its explanation; for example, "legal duty" might be defined contextually: "X has a legal duty to do Y means that X is required to do Y by a contract relationship that would be upheld in a court of law"
subtype: dictionary_definition a definition that reports the standard uses of a word or phrase or symbol
subtype: explicit_definition a definition that gives an exact equivalent of the term defined
subtype: ostensive_definition__ostensivedefinition a definition that points out or exhibits instances of the term defined
subtype: recursive_definition__recursivedefinition (mathematics) a definition of a function from which values of the function can be calculated in a finite number of steps
subtype: redefinition the act of giving a new definition; "words like `conservative' require periodic redefinition"; "she provided a redefinition of his duties"
subtype: stipulative_definition__stipulativedefinition a definition that is stipulated by someone and that is not a standard usage
subtype: formal_definition
subtype: informal_definition
subtype: partial_definition__partialdefinition
subtype: total_definition__totaldefinition
subtype: category_definition
subtype: interpretation an explanation resulting from interpreting something
subtype: expounding__exposition a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic
subtype: philosophizing the exposition (often superficially) of a particular philosophy
subtype: moralizing the exposition (often superficially) of a particular moral code; "his constant moralizing drove me mad"
subtype: construal an interpretation of the meaning of something; the act of construing
subtype: elucidation an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding; "the professor's clarification helped her to understand the textbook"
subtype: disambiguation clarification that removes ambiguity
subtype: lexical_disambiguation__lexicaldisambiguation disambiguation of the sense of a polysemous word
subtype: exegesis an explanation or critical interpretation (especially of the Bible)
subtype: expansion.interpretation__enlargement__elaboration an interpretation that provides additional information
subtype: embroidery__embellishment elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail; "the mystery has been heightened by many embellishments in subsequent retellings"
subtype: literal_interpretation__literalinterpretation an interpretation based on the exact wording
subtype: letter a strictly literal interpretation (as distinct from the intention); "he followed instructions to the letter"; "he obeyed the letter of the law"
subtype: version an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint; "his version of the fight was different from mine"
subtype: approximation an imprecise or incomplete account; "newspapers gave only an approximation of the actual events"
subtype: reading.interpretation a particular interpretation or performance; "on that reading it was an insult"; "he was famous for his reading of Mozart"
subtype: construction.interpretation__twist an interpretation of a text or action; "they put an unsympathetic construction on his conduct"
subtype: reconstruction.interpretation an interpretation formed by piecing together bits of evidence
subtype: popularization__popularisation an interpretation that easily understandable and acceptable
subtype: misinterpretation__misunderstanding__mistaking putting the wrong interpretation on; "his misinterpretation of the question caused his error"; "there was no mistaking her meaning"
subtype: imbroglio a very embarrassing misunderstanding
subtype: misconstrual__misconstruction a kind of misinterpretation resulting from putting a wrong construction on words or actions (often deliberately)
subtype: misreading misinterpretation caused by inaccurate reading
subtype: value_statement a statement of the desirability of something
subtype: representation.statement a statement of facts and reasons made in appealing or protesting; "certain representations were made concerning police brutality"
subtype: solution__result__answer__resolution__solvent a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem; "they were trying to find a peaceful solution"; "the answers were in the back of the book"; "he computed the result to four decimal places"
subtype: denouement.result the final resolution of the main complication of a literary or dramatic work
subtype: answer.statement__reply__response a statement (either spoken or written) that is made in reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation; "I waited several days for his answer"; "he wrote replies to several of his critics"
subtype: rescript a reply by a Pope to an inquiry concerning a point of law or morality
subtype: feedback response to an inquiry or experiment
subtype: announcement__promulgation a public statement about something that is happening or going to happen; "the announcement appeared in the local newspaper"
subtype: Annunciation (Christian religion) the announcement to the Virgin Mary by the angel Gabriel of the incarnation of Christ
subtype: banns__bann a public announcement (in church) of a proposed marriage
subtype: press_release__pressrelease__handout__release an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation
subtype: notice.announcement an announcement containing information about a future event; "you didn't give me enough notice"
subtype: caveat (law) a formal notice filed with a court or officer to suspend a proceeding until filer is given a hearing: "a caveat filed against the probate of a will"
subtype: obituary__obit__necrology a notice of someone's death; usually includes a short biography
subtype: program.announcement__programme an announcement of the events that will occur as part of a theatrical or sporting event; "you can't tell the players without a program"
subtype: playbill a theatrical program; "he couldn't find her name on the playbill"
subtype: racecard a program for a race meeting; lists the races and the names of the horses
subtype: walking_papers a notice of dismissal or discharge
subtype: foretelling__forecasting a statement made about the future
subtype: prophecy__divination a prediction uttered under divine inspiration
subtype: oracle.prophecy a prophecy (usually obscure or allegorical) revealed by a priest or priestess; believed to be infallible
subtype: weather_forecasting__meteorology predicting what the weather will be
subtype: prognosis__prognosi__forecast a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop
subtype: weather_forecast__weatherforecast__weather_outlook__weatheroutlook a forecast of the weather
subtype: horoscope a prediction of someone's future based on the relative positions of the planets
subtype: proposition (logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false
subtype: converse (logic) a proposition obtained by conversion
subtype: lemma a subsidiary proposition that is assumed to be true in order to prove another proposition
subtype: theorem a proposition deducible from basic postulates
subtype: binomial_theorem a theorem giving the expansion of a binomial raised to a given power
subtype: conclusion.proposition the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism
subtype: postulate__posit (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning
subtype: premise__premiss__premis a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn; "on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play"
subtype: major_premise__majorpremise__major_premiss__majorpremis the premise of a syllogism that contains the major term (which is the predicate of the conclusion)
subtype: minor_premise__minorpremise__minor_premiss__minorpremis the premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term (which is the subject of the conclusion)
subtype: thesis an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument
subtype: condition.premise__precondition__stipulation an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else
subtype: boundary_condition (math) a condition specified for the solution to a set of differential equations
subtype: proviso__provision a stipulated condition; "he accepted subject to one provision"
subtype: axiom (logic) a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof; its truth is assumed to be self-evident
subtype: falsehood__falsity__untruth__false_statement__falsestatement a false statement
subtype: dodging__dodge__scheme a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery
subtype: lie.falsehood__prevarication a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
subtype: fib__story__tarradiddle__taradiddle a trivial lie; "he told a fib about eating his spinach"; "how can I stop my child from telling stories?"
subtype: cock-and-bull_story__fairytale__fairy_story__fairystory__song_and_dance an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse
subtype: jactitation a false boast that can harm others; especially a false claim to be married to someone (formerly actionable at law)
subtype: whopper a gross untruth
subtype: white_lie__whitelie an unimportant lie (especially one told to be tactful or polite)
subtype: fable__fabrication__fiction a deliberately false or improbable account
subtype: canard a deliberately misleading fabrication
subtype: misrepresentation__deceit__deception a misleading falsehood
subtype: half-truth a partially true statement intended to deceive or mislead
subtype: facade.misrepresentation__window_dressing a showy misrepresentation intended to conceal something unpleasant
subtype: overstatement__exaggeration__magnification making to seem more important than it really is
subtype: snow_job a long and elaborate misrepresentation
subtype: feigning__pretense__pretence__dissembling pretending with intention to deceive
subtype: bluff.feigning pretense that your position is stronger than it really is; "his bluff succeeded in getting him accepted"
subtype: pretext__stalking-horse something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason
subtype: putoff a pretext for delay or inaction
subtype: lip_service__hypocrisy an expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction
subtype: subterfuge__blind something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity; "he wasn't sick--it was just a subterfuge"; "the holding company was just a blind"
subtype: trickery__hocus-pocus__hocuspocu__slickness__slicknes__hankypanky__jiggery-pokery__jiggerypokery__skulduggery__skullduggery verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way
subtype: duplicity__fraudulence a fraudulent or duplicitous representation
subtype: evasion.misrepresentation__equivocation a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
subtype: indirect_expression__circumlocution an indirect way of expressing something
subtype: doublespeak any language that pretends to communicate but actually does not
subtype: hedge__hedging an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement; "when you say `maybe' you are just hedging"
subtype: quibble an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections
subtype: contradiction_in_terms__contradiction (logic) a statement that is necessarily false; "the statement `he is brave and he is not brave' is a contradiction"
subtype: paradox (logic) a self-contradiction; "I always lie"
subtype: understatement a statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said
subtype: litotes__litote__meiosis understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary); "saying `I was not a little upset' when you mean `I was very upset' is an example of litotes"
subtype: reservation.statement__qualification a statement that limits or restricts some claim; "he recommended her without any reservations"
subtype: fine_print__small_print__smallprint the part of a contract that contains reservations and qualifications printed in small type; "don't sign a contract without reading the fine print"
subtype: weasel_word an equivocal qualification; a word used to avoid making an outright assertion
subtype: cautious_statement a statement made with careful qualifications
subtype: commentary__comment a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material; "he wrote an extended comment on the proposal"
subtype: annotation__note__notation a comment (usually added to a text); "his notes were appended at the end of the article"
subtype: quotation__citation__credit__reference__mention a short note acknowledging a source of information or quoting a passage; "the student's essay failed to list several important citations"; "the article includes mention of similar clinical cases"
subtype: photo_credit__photocredit a note acknowledging the source of a published photograph
subtype: cross-reference__crossreference__cross-index__crossindex a reference at one place in a work to information at another place in the same work
subtype: footnote a note placed below the text on a printed page
subtype: nota_bene__NB__N.B. a Latin phrase (or its abbreviation) used to indicate that special attention should be paid to something; "the margins of his book were generously supplied with pencilled NBs"
subtype: postscript__PS a note appended to a letter after the signature
subtype: comment__remark a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief; "from time to time she contributed a personal comment on his account"
subtype: ad-lib remark made spontaneously without prior preparation; "his ad-libs got him in trouble with the politicians"
subtype: courtesy.comment a courteous or respectful or considerate remark
subtype: gambit.comment__ploy an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker
subtype: obiter_dictum__passing_comment__passingcomment an incidental remark
subtype: mention__reference a remark that calls attention to something or someone; "she made frequent mention of her promotion"; "there was no mention of it"; "the speaker made several references to his wife"
subtype: allusion passing reference or indirect mention
subtype: retrospection.mention reference to things past; "the story begins with no introductory retrospections"
subtype: name-dropping the practice of casually mentioning important people in order to impress your listener; "the hard thing about name-dropping is to avoid being too obvious about it"
subtype: observation.comment__reflection__reflexion a remark expressing careful consideration
subtype: Parkinson's_law C. Northcote Parkinson's cynical observation that the number of subordinates in an organization will increase linearly regardless of the amount of work to be done
subtype: Parkinson's_law.observation__parkinson'slaw C. Northcote Parkinson's cynical observation that work will expand so as to fill the time available for its completion
subtype: wisecrack__crack__sally__quip witty remark
subtype: jibe__shot__shaft__slam__dig__barb__gibe an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets"
subtype: platitude__cliche__banality__commonplace__bromide a trite or obvious remark
subtype: rhetorical_question a statement that is formulated as a question but that is not supposed to be answered; "he liked to make his points with rhetorical questions"
subtype: misstatement a statement that contains a mistake
subtype: error__mistake part of a statement that is not correct; "the book was full of errors"
subtype: corrigendum a printer's error; to be corrected
subtype: misprint__erratum__typographicalerror__typo__literal_error__literalerror__literal a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind
subtype: malapropism__malaprop the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar
subtype: slip_of_the_tongue an accidental and usually trivial mistake in speaking
subtype: spoonerism transposition of initial consonants in a pair of words
subtype: restatement a revised statement
subtype: demythologization__demythologisation the restatement of a message (as a religious one) in rational terms
subtype: mythologization__mythologisation the restatement of a message as a myth
subtype: understanding__agreement the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises; "they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other's business"; "there was an understanding between management and the workers"
subtype: conspiracy__confederacy a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act
subtype: conspiracy_of_silence a conspiracy not to talk about some situation or event; "there was a conspiracy of silence about police brutality"
subtype: covenant (Bible) an agreement between God and his people in which God makes certain promises and requires certain behavior from them in return
subtype: unilateral_contract a one-sided agreement whereby you promise to do (or refrain from doing) something in return for a performance (not a promise)
subtype: sales_agreement__sale an agreement (or contract) in which property is transferred from the seller (vendor) to the buyer (vendee) for a fixed price in money (paid or agreed to be paid by the buyer); "the salesman faxed the sales agreement to his home office"
subtype: conditional_sale__conditionalsale a sale in which the buyer receives title to the property only upon the performance of some condition (usually the full payment of the purchase price)
subtype: sheriff's_sale__sheriff'ssale__judicial_sale__forced_sale a sale of property by the sheriff under authority of a court's judgment in order satisfy and unpaid obligation
subtype: bargain.understanding__deal an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each; "he made a bargain with the devil"; "he rose to prominence through a series of shady deals"
subtype: working_agreement__workingagreement an informal agreement to work together
subtype: gentlemen's_agreement__gentlemen'sagreement a personal agreement based on honor and not legally binding
subtype: written_agreement__writtenagreement a legal document summarizing the agreement between parties
subtype: contract a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
subtype: adhesion_contract__contract_of_adhesion a contract that heavily restricts one party while leaving the other free (as some standard form printed contracts); implies inequality in bargaining power
subtype: aleatory_contract a contract whose performance by one party depends on the occurrence of an uncertain contingent event (but if it is contingent on the outcome of a wager it is not enforceable)
subtype: bilateral_contract__bilateralcontract a contract involving mutual promises (each part is both promisor and promisee)
subtype: charter.contract a contract to hire or lease transportation
subtype: conditional_contract__conditionalcontract a contract whose performance depends on a fact or event that affects legal relations
subtype: cost-plus_contract a contract in which the contractor is paid his total cost plus a stated percentage of profit
subtype: gambling_contract a contract whose performance by one party is contingent on the outcome of a bet; unenforceable by statute in most jurisdictions
subtype: lease.contract a contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified time for a specified payment
subtype: marriage_contract__marriage_settlement a prenuptial agreement or contract
subtype: output_contract a contract in which you promise to deliver your entire output to the other party who promises to accept it
subtype: insurance_policy__insurancepolicy__policy__insurance written contract or certificate of insurance; "you should have read the small print on your policy"
subtype: floating_policy__floater an insurance policy covering loss of movable property (e.g. jewelry) regardless of its location
subtype: purchase_contract__purchase_agreement a contract stating the terms of a purchase
subtype: quasi_contract__quasicontract a contract created by law for reasons of justice without any expression of assent
subtype: requirements_contract a contract in which you agree to purchase all your requirements of a particular sort from one party
subtype: sealed_instrument__contract_under_seal__special_contract__specialcontract a contract that is signed and has the (wax) seal of the signer attached
subtype: service_contract__servicecontract a contract for maintenance services
subtype: severable_contract__severablecontract a contract in which in the event of a breach by one of the parties can be considered as several independent agreements expressed in a single instrument
subtype: subcontract a contract assigning to another party some obligations of a prior contract
subtype: partnership.contract a contract between two or more persons who agree to pool talent and money and share profits or losses
subtype: articles_of_agreement__shipping_articles a contract between crew and captain of a ship
subtype: concession.contract__grant a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business: "he got the beer concession at the ball park"
subtype: franchise an authorization to sell a company's goods or services in a particular place
subtype: labor_contract__laborcontract__labor_agreement__laboragreement__collective_agreement contract between labor and management government wages and benefits and working conditions
subtype: yellow-dog_contract a now-illegal labor contract whereby the employee agrees not to join a trade union
subtype: employment_contract__employment_agreement contract between employer and employee
subtype: distribution_agreement a contract governing the marketing of an item of merchandise
subtype: licensing_agreement__licensingagreement contract giving someone the legal right to use a patent or trademark
subtype: merger_agreement__acquisition_agreement__acquisitionagreement contract governing the merger of two or more companies
subtype: sale_in_gross__contract_of_hazard a sale of a tract of land as a whole without a warranty as to the acreage
subtype: indenture a contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified term
subtype: Articles_of_Confederation a written agreement ratified in 1781 by the thirteen original states; it provided a legal symbol of their union by gave the central government no coercive power over the states or their citizens
subtype: compact__covenant__concordat a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action
subtype: indenture.written_agreement formal agreement between the issuer of bonds and the bondholders as to terms of the debt
subtype: obligation a legal agreement specifying a payment or action and the penalty for failure to comply
subtype: indebtedness__liability__financial_obligation__financialobligation an obligation to pay money to another party
subtype: limited_liability__limitedliability the liability of a firm's owners for no more than the capital they have invested in the firm
subtype: debt.indebtedness the state of owing money; "he is badly in debt"
subtype: arrears.indebtedness__arrear the state of being behind in payments; "an account in arrears"
subtype: account_payable a liability account showing how much is owed for goods and services purchased on credit
subtype: scot_and_lot obligations of all kinds taken as a whole
subtype: treaty__pact__accord a written agreement between two states or sovereigns
subtype: alliance a formal agreement establishing an association or alliance between nations or other groups to achieve a particular aim
subtype: peace_treaty__peacetreaty__pacification a treaty to cease hostilities; "peace came on November 11th"
subtype: Peace_of_Westphalia the peace treaty that ended the Thirty Years' War in 1648
subtype: convention.treaty (diplomacy) an international agreement
subtype: Geneva_convention an agreement concerning the treatment of war prisoners
subtype: SALT_I the first treaty between the US and USSR resulting from the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
subtype: SALT_II the second treaty between the US and USSR resulting from the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
subtype: Treaty_of_Versailles the treaty imposed on Germany by the Allied powers in 1920 after the end of World War I which demanded exorbitant reparations from the Germans
subtype: escrow a written agreement (or property or money) delivered to a third party or put in trust by one party to a contract to be returned after fulfillment of some condition
subtype: entente_cordiale__ententecordiale__entente a friendly understanding between political powers
subtype: oral_contract an agreement that is not in writing and is not signed by the parties but is a real existing contract that lacks only the formal requirement of a memorandum to render it enforceable in litigation
subtype: settlement a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it
subtype: accommodation.settlement a settlement of differences; "they reached an accommodation with Japan"
subtype: modus_vivendi__modusvivendi a temporary accommodation of a disagreement between parties pending a permanent settlement
subtype: compromise an accommodation in which both sides make concessions; "the newly elected congressmen rejected a compromise because they considered it `business as usual'"
subtype: Missouri_Compromise an agreement in 1820 between pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions in the United States concerning the extension of slavery into new territories
subtype: conclusion.settlement a final settlement; "the conclusion of a business deal"; "the conclusion of the peace treaty"
subtype: out-of-court_settlement resolution of a dispute prior to the rendering of a final decision by the trial court
subtype: property_settlement (matrimonial law) the division of property owned or acquired by marriage partners during their marriage
subtype: accord_and_satisfaction the settlement of a debt by paying less than the amount demanded in exchange for extinguishing the debt
subtype: severance_agreement__severanceagreement an agreement on the terms on which an employee will leave
subtype: golden_handshake a lucrative severance agreement offered to an employee (usually as an incentive to retire)
subtype: suicide_pact__suicidepact an agreement by two or more people to commit suicide together at a given place and time; "the two lovers killed themselves in a suicide pact"
subtype: condition.statement__term (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement; "the contract set out the conditions of the lease"; "the terms of the treaty were generous"
subtype: estimate.statement a statement indicating the likely cost of some job; "he got an estimate from the car repair shop"
subtype: chemical_formula__formula a representation of a substance using symbols for its constituent elements
subtype: molecular_formula__molecularformula a chemical formula based on analysis and molecular weight
subtype: structural_formula an expanded molecular formula showing the arrangement of atoms within the molecule
subtype: empirical_formula__empiricalformula a chemical formula showing the ratio of elements in a compound rather than the total number of atoms
subtype: assurance.statement a statement intended to inspire confidence; "the President's assurances were not respected"
subtype: recital.statement a detailed statement giving facts and figures; "his wife gave a recital of his infidelities"
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