(law) A declaration by the promising party to a contract that he/she does not intend to live up to the contractual obligations.

(chiefly US, law) a legal text that is now viewed as wrongly decided

plural of anticanon

(military, euphemistic) The carrying out of a preemptive strike.

Rejecting the calligraphic style in writing.

A government having the pretence of featuring the real caliph, as opposed to another caliphate claiming to unite the Muslim world under a caliph.

Belonging to the political stance of repudiating the idea of caliphate to rule.

Someone who has the pretence of forming a government featuring the real caliph, as opposed to another caliphate claiming to unite the Muslim world under a caliph.

(grammar) The pronoun "it" used as a placeholder for a delayed subject, or, less commonly, object.