Lewisia rediviva
— Noun
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~ showy succulent ground-hugging plant of Rocky Mountains regions having deep to pale pink flowers and fleshy farinaceous roots; the Montana state flower
light reflex
— Noun
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~ reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller
land reform
— Noun
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~ a redistribution of agricultural land (especially by government action)
Lothian Region
— Noun
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~ a district in southeast central Scotland (south side of the Firth of Forth) and the location of Edinburgh
Lampris regius
— Noun
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~ large elliptical brightly colored deep-sea fish of Atlantic and Pacific and Mediterranean
linear regression
— Noun
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~ the relation between variables when the regression equation is linear: e.g., y = ax + b
leading rein
— Noun
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~ rein to direct the horse's head left or right
lawyer-client relation
— Noun
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~ the responsibility of a lawyer to act in the best interests of the client
linguistic relation
— Noun
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~ a relation between linguistic forms or constituents
legal relation
— Noun
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~ a professional relation that is regulated by law (as between a lawyer and a client)
logical relation
— Noun
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~ a relation between propositions
low relief
— Noun
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~ a sculptural relief in which forms extend only slightly from the background; no figures are undercut
legal representation
— Noun
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~ personal representation that has legal status; "an person who has been declared incompetent should have legal representation"
legal representative
— Noun
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~ a personal representative with legal standing (as by power of attorney or the executor of a will)
letter of mark and reprisal
— Noun
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~ a license to a private citizen to seize property of another nation
Lebanese Republic
— Noun
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~ an Asian republic at east end of Mediterranean
Lao People's Democratic Republic
— Noun
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~ a mountainous landlocked communist state in southeastern Asia; achieved independence from France in 1949
language requirement
— Noun
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~ a requirement that a student know certain languages
legal residence
— Noun
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~ (law) the residence where you have your permanent home or principal establishment and to where, whenever you are absent, you intend to return; every person is compelled to have one and only one domicile at a time; "what's his legal residence?"