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  • 11indiscretion — /ɪndəsˈkrɛʃən/ (say induhs kreshuhn) noun 1. lack of discretion; imprudence. 2. an indiscreet act or step …

  • 12Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 — The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 of the UK Parliament enables some criminal convictions to be ignored after a rehabilitation period. Its purpose is that people do not have a lifelong blot on their records because of a minor indiscretion… …

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  • 13dietary indiscretion — noun The tendency to eat or act of eating things that should not be eaten, such as metal or plastic objects. (Used particularly in reference to animals.) …

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  • 14faux pas — [Fr.] 1. Mistake, blunder, indiscretion, false step, false stroke, act of indiscretion. 2. Lapse from virtue, lapse from chastity, false step, lapse, slip, misstep, indiscretion …

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  • 15sin — 1. noun 1) a sin in the eyes of God Syn: immoral act, wrong, wrongdoing, act of evil/wickedness, transgression, crime, offense, misdeed, misdemeanor; archaic trespass 2) the human capacity for sin Syn: wickedness …

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  • 16Political scandals of the United States — This article provides a list of major political scandals of the United States.cope and organization of political scandalsCategorizing and listing scandalsDivision of this article s list of American political scandals falls into four categories… …

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  • 17folly — n. 1. Foolishness, imbecility, fatuity, stupidity, shallowness, dulness, doltishness. 2. Absurdity, foolishness, extravagance, unwisdom, imprudence, nonsense, fatuity, indiscretion. 3. Act of folly, foolish act, indiscretion, blunder, faux pas. 4 …

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  • 18in|dis|cre|tion — «IHN dihs KREHSH uhn», noun. 1. the fact of being indiscreet; lack of good judgment; imprudence: »They were embarrassed at his indiscretion in talking about family matters in front of strangers. SYNONYM(S): unwiseness. 2. an indiscreet act: »a… …

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  • 19French literature — Introduction       the body of written works in the French language produced within the geographic and political boundaries of France. The French language was one of the five major Romance languages to develop from Vulgar Latin as a result of the …

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  • 20football — /foot bawl /, n. 1. a game in which two opposing teams of 11 players each defend goals at opposite ends of a field having goal posts at each end, with points being scored chiefly by carrying the ball across the opponent s goal line and by place… …

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