executive
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~ persons who administer the law
executive
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~ someone who manages a government agency or department
executive clemency
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~ the power (usually of a president or governor) to pardon or commute the sentence of someone convicted in that jurisdiction
executive department
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~ a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States
executive branch
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~ the branch of the United States government that is responsible for carrying out the laws
executor
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~ a person appointed by a testator to carry out the terms of the will
exegesis
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~ an explanation or critical interpretation (especially of the Bible)
exegete
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~ a person skilled in exegesis (especially of religious texts)
exemplar
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~ something to be imitated; "an exemplar of success"; "a model of clarity"; "he is the very model of a modern major general"
exemplary damages
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~ (law) compensation in excess of actual damages (a form of punishment awarded in cases of malicious or willful misconduct)
exemplification
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~ a representational or typifying form or model
exemption
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~ immunity from an obligation or duty
exemption
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~ a deduction allowed to a taxpayer because of his status (having certain dependents or being blind or being over 65 etc.); "additional exemptions are allowed for each dependent"
exemption
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~ an act exempting someone; "he was granted immunity from prosecution"
exenteration
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~ surgical removal of the organs within a body cavity (as those of the pelvis)
exercise
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~ the act of using; "he warned against the use of narcotic drugs"; "skilled in the utilization of computers"
exercise
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~ an action, often used negatively and without consequences; "an exercise in futility"; "an exercise in cheap talk"
exercise
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~ (usually plural) a ceremony that involves processions and speeches; "academic exercises"