inflict a loss

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• Loss Exchange Ratio — (LER) is a military term that calculates the comparative casualties suffered by each combatant from a battle, engagement or extended conflict. For example, at the Battle of Gettysburg (1863) during the American Civil War, the Union forces… …   Wikipedia

• loss — n. 1) to inflict losses on (our forces inflicted heavy losses on the enemy) 2) (sports) to hand smb. a loss (they handed our team its first loss of the season) 3) to incur, suffer, sustain, take losses (to take heavy losses) 4) to make up, offset …   Combinatory dictionary

• loss — noun 1 losing of sth ADJECTIVE ▪ appreciable, considerable, significant, substantial ▪ dramatic, great, huge, major, serious …   Collocations dictionary

• inflict — verb ADVERB ▪ deliberately, intentionally ▪ When someone deliberately inflicts damage, it is a matter for the police. PREPOSITION ▪ on, upon ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

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• threat — A communicated intent to inflict physical or other harm on any person or on property. A declaration of an intention to injure another or his property by some unlawful act. State v. Schweppe, Minn., 237 N.W.2d 609, 615. A declaration of intention… …   Black's law dictionary

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• sexual psychopath — One affected with a form of psychopathic personality which disposes him to .the commission of sexual offenses. A person who, by a habitual course of misconduct in sexual matters, has evidenced an utter lack of power to control his sexual impulses …   Ballentine's law dictionary