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habeas corpus
habeas corpus ad subjiciendum in this entry [the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in cases of rebellion or invasion the public safety may require it "U.S. Constitution art. I"]
accelerate
failure or premature termination) vi : to enforce an acceleration clause [held that the creditor's right to was suspended "J. J. White and R. S. Summers"] ac·cel·er·a·tion n
Gimbal
A contrivance for permitting a body to incline freely in all directions or for suspending anything as a barometer ships compass chronometer etc so that it will remain plumb or level when its
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Hangbird
The Baltimore oriole Icterus galbula so called because its nest is suspended from the limb of a tree See Baltimore oriole
Roller coaster
first peak after which gravity and momentum provide the only propulsive forces In some cases the cars are suspended from a monorail rather than resting on a track and such cars may be made to swing outward
Orgue
Any one of a number of long thick pieces of timber pointed and shod with iron and suspended each by a separate rope over a gateway to be let down in case of attack
Queen post
One of two suspending posts in a roof truss or other framed truss of similar form See King post
Punka
A machine for fanning a room usually a movable fanlike frame covered with canvas and suspended from the ceiling It is kept in motion by pulling a cord
Promethea
large American bombycid moth Callosamia promethea Its larva feeds on the sassafras wild cherry and other trees and suspends its cocoon from a branch by a silken band
Pendulum
A body so suspended from a fixed point as to swing freely to and fro by the alternate action of gravity and
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