Phrase guide
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noun
A variety of angling where the fish are released after capture, as a conservation measure.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: fishing, hobbies, lifestyle
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noun
The immigration policy of releasing illegal immigrants while they await a hearing, rather than detaining them.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: law
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noun
The practice of a patent holding company buying a patent, offering a license to its members, and then selling or donating the patent after a certain period.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: intellectual-property, law, patent-law
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noun
The practice by police of apprehending someone but then letting them go without making an arrest.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: government, law-enforcement
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noun
The practice of replacing artifacts in their original location after examining and cataloguing them.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: archaeology, history, human-sciences, sciences
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History
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Across languages
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