A form of video signal synchronization that combines the horizontal and vertical on one pair of wires.

(law) The act of abstaining from prosecution for some consideration itself punishable by fine and imprisonment.

plural of composite key

plural of composition fee

(chiefly law) A payment of amends or to acquire a certain privilege, (universities) a tuition fee.

plural of letter of composition

(Singapore) Official notice of a composition fee (a fine).

plural of composite monarchy

(politics, historical) A type of monarchy, common in Europe during the early modern period, in which a single ruler governed several territories as if they were separate kingdoms, each with its own local traditions and legal structures.

(economics) The demand for a good that has multiple uses and can satisfy different kinds of consumer wants.