A suit or action in court; any legal process by which a party endeavors to obtain his claim, or what he regards as his right; case; ground of action.
Sufficient reason for a state, as of emotion.
A goal, aim or principle, especially one which transcends purely selfish ends.
The source of, or reason for, an event or action; that which produces or effects a result.
To actively produce as a result, by means of force or authority.
To set off an event or action.
A covert, often illegal, payment in return for a favor consisting of providing an opportunity of chargeable transaction; a kind of bribe.
A backward kick, a retrograde movement of an extremity.
recoil; a sudden backward motion, usually in the direction of the operator.
An accident wherein the upper tip of the bar of a running chainsaw contacts a relatively immovable object, forcing the bar upwards and pressing the running chain more firmly against the object, causing the saw to be hurled upwards and backwards into the operator's face.
A dangerous buildup of gas pressure at the wellhead.
In contract bridge, an ace asking convention initiated by the first step above four of the agreed trump suit.
An accident where an object being cut by a rotating blade or disk, such as a circular saw, is caught by the blade and thrown outward.
The board separating one bowling lane from another at the pit end.
A feature that saves the ball from draining and propels it back into play.
A relaxed party.