(UK) the barn owl, Tyto alba.

In the illumination from (a source of light). / (figuratively, chiefly UK and Canada) Based on conclusions derived from (a source of knowledge, evidence or inspiration).

(idiomatic) In the middle of (something difficult).

(idiomatic, informal) Exaggerated, bizarre or unpredictable. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see on, acid.

A box on the ear; a painful smack on the side of the head.

Alternative form of put one's affairs in order

To prepare for the end of, or a radical change in, one's life.

plural of bill of attainder

plural of election of remedies

(law) The situation of a plaintiff in a civil lawsuit having multiple options from which to choose as to how the defendant's wrong may be righted.