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• best-before date — noun The date (stamped, etc on a package esp with the wording ‘best before (eg) 12 September’) up to which a manufacturer can guarantee the good quality of a consumer (usu food) product • • • Main Entry: ↑best * * * best before date UK US noun… …   Useful english dictionary

• early — adj., adv., & n. adj. & adv. (earlier, earliest) 1 before the due, usual, or expected time (was early for my appointment; the train arrived early). 2 a not far on in the day or night, or in time (early evening; at the earliest opportunity). b… …   Useful english dictionary

• bill — n 1: a draft of a law presented to a legislature for enactment; also: the law itself the GI bill ap·pro·pri·a·tions bill /ə ˌprō prē ā shənz /: a bill providing money for government expenses and programs ◇ Appropriations bills originate in the… …   Law dictionary

• bag —  1. v. Take. Seize. (Usu. before someone else does.)  2. n. Unattractive woman (usu. past her prime). Often old bag Disagreeable old woman …   A concise dictionary of English slang

• dismissal — dis·mis·sal n 1: removal from a position or service 2 a: the termination of an action or claim usu. before the presentation of evidence by the defendant in·vol·un·tary dismissal 1: the dismissal of an action by the court because of the plaintiff… …   Law dictionary

• lethal — Pertaining to or causing death; denoting especially the causal agent. [L. letalis, fr. letum, death] clinical l. a disorder that culminates in premature death. genetic l. a disorder that prevents effective reproduction by those affected; e.g …   Medical dictionary

• inquisition — in·qui·si·tion /ˌin kwə zi shən, ˌiŋ / n 1: the act of inquiring or examining 2: a judicial or official inquiry or examination usu. before a jury; also: the finding that results from such an inquiry Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam… …   Law dictionary

• sudden infant death syndrome — n death of an apparently healthy infant usu. before one year of age that is of unknown cause and occurs esp. during sleep abbr. SIDS called also cot death, crib death * * * see cot death * * * …   Medical dictionary

• inquest — in•quest [[t]ˈɪn kwɛst[/t]] n. 1) a legal or judicial inquiry, usu. before a jury, esp. one made by a coroner 2) the body of people appointed to hold such an inquiry, esp. a coroner s jury 3) the decision or finding based on such inquiry 4) cvb… …   From formal English to slang

• готовиться — ГОТОВИТЬСЯ, несов. (сов. подготовиться), к чему. Познавать (познать) что л., работая над чем л. с какой л. целью для подготовки к какой л. деятельности [impf. (in this sense) to be engaged in preparations (for); to revise, review, study again (a… …   Большой толковый словарь русских глаголов

• floor show —  Cabaret performance (usu. before audience of diners) …   A concise dictionary of English slang