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 impoverishment impoverishment /ˌɪmˈpɑːvrɪʃmənt/

noun

  1. The act of making someone poor  ( impoverishment , pauperisation [British] , pauperization )
    the act of making someone poor
  2. The state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions  ( impoverishment , poorness , immiseration , poverty , immiserisation [British] , immiserization )
    the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
       The community rallied together to combat poverty in their neighborhood.
    The community rallied together to combat poverty in their neighborhood.


 obesity obesity /əˈbiːsəti/

noun

  1. More than average fatness  ( corpulency , fleshiness , obesity )
    more than average fatness


 natural law natural law /ˈnætʃərəl lɔː/

noun

  1. () A rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society  ( natural law , law )
    a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society
      The rule of law is fundamental to a democratic society.
    The rule of law is fundamental to a democratic society.


 rough-legged hawk rough-legged hawk /ˈrʌfˈleɪɡd hɔːk/

noun

  1. Large hawk of the Northern Hemisphere that feeds chiefly on small rodents and is beneficial to farmers  ( Buteo lagopus , rough-legged hawk , roughleg )
    large hawk of the Northern Hemisphere that feeds chiefly on small rodents and is beneficial to farmers


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