(of a rule, custom, etc.) Justifiably violated; endowing greater moral standing to those who disobey.

plural of bed-and-breakfast transaction

plural of bed-and-breakfast deal

(UK, finance) Synonym of bed-and-breakfast deal

(UK, finance) The practice of selling a position on the last trading day of the year to establish a tax loss, and then repurchasing early on the first session of the new trading year, to restore the position.

(idiomatic) To make extraordinary efforts to achieve an end; to exert oneself in pursuit of a goal. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see break, neck.

(offensive) The alleged act of publicly punishing a male slave, typically by first flogging him, and subsequently sexually assaulting or raping him in front of other slaves, in order to humiliate him.

present participle of break a butterfly upon the wheel

People need more than food and shelter to live a fulfilling life.

a fundamental necessity