(law) A writ from a superior tribunal staying proceedings in a lower court. / (law, Scotland) A clause in a deed of entail forbidding the heir to sell the estate, contract debt, etc.

A prolonged war in which the warring sides try to defeat their opponents by wearing them out. / A situation in which opponents try to overcome each other by wearing them out

plural of bucket of rust

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of spin off

(idiomatic) Synonym of rustbucket

The principle in customary international law that ships flying the flag of a sovereign state shall not suffer interference from other states, unless when excepted by international law.

(US, dialectal) Synonym of out of one's mind.

The plain truth about the subject in question.

(Philippines) a resistance movement characterized by street protests

Synonym of out of kilter