occurring often or repeatedly.

a formal or authoritative announcement or declaration.

the using up of a resource.

lay down authoritatively; prescribe.

obtain exclusive possession or control of

spreading widely throughout an area or a group of people.

the action of causing something.

a limitation or restriction.

control the functioning of

make or become united, uniform, or whole.

a destructive wave of highly compressed air spreading outward from an explosion.

fall down or in; give way.

seeming reasonable or probable.

relating to or believing in the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities.

the consequences or aftereffects of a significant unpleasant event.

a fact or situation that is observed to exist or happen, especially one whose cause or explanation is in question.

a mutual relationship or connection between two or more things.

a fault or failure to meet a certain standard, typically in a person's character, a plan, or a system

cruel and oppressive government or rule.

the practice of training people to obey rules or a code of behavior, using punishment to correct disobedience.

a group of similar things or people positioned or occurring closely together.

the exclusive possession or control of the supply of or trade in a commodity or service.

a small device that releases a spring or catch and so sets off a mechanism, especially in order to fire a gun.

satisfactory or acceptable in quality or quantity.

suggest or call attention to indirectly; hint at.