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Excommunicationnounthe act of banishing a member of a church from the communion of believers and the privileges of the churchverified
Excrescencenounin linguistics, a type of epenthesis, where a consonant is added to the middle of a wordverified
Excretory OrgannounMWEan organ that separates waste substances from the blood and discharges themverified
Excretory ProductnounMWEwaste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the bodyverified
Exculpatory EvidencenounMWEEvidence that tends to decrease the likelihood of fault or guilt.ArtifactRestricted
Executionnoun(law) the completion of a legal instrument (such as a contract or deed) by signing it (and perhaps sealing and delivering it) so that it becomes legally binding and enforceableverified
Execution of InstrumentnounMWE(law) the completion of a legal instrument (such as a contract or deed) by signing it (and perhaps sealing and delivering it) so that it becomes legally binding and enforceableverified
Execution SalenounMWEa sale of property by the sheriff under authority of a court's writ of execution in order satisfy an unpaid obligationverified
Execution SpeednounMWE(computer science) the speed with which a computational device can execute instructionsverified
execution statusnounMWEThe status of the implementation or enactment of a plan, order, or course of action.MetricRegulated
Executive AgencynounMWEAn executive department specified in 5 United States Code (U.S.C.), Sec. 101; a military department specified in 5 U.S.C., Sec. 102; an independent establishment as defined in 5 U.S.C., Sec. 104(1); and a wholly owned government corporation fully subject to the provisions of 31 U.S.C., Chapter 91.Organization
Executive BranchnounMWEthe branch of the United States government that is responsible for carrying out the lawsverified
Executive ClemencynounMWEthe power to pardon or commute the sentence of someone convicted in that jurisdiction usually granted by a president or governorverified
Executive DepartmentnounMWEa federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United Statesverified
Executive SessionnounMWEa session (usually of a legislative body) that is closed to the publicverified
Exemplary DamagesnounMWE(law) compensation in excess of actual damages (a form of punishment awarded in cases of malicious or willful misconduct)verified
Exemptionnouna deduction allowed to a taxpayer because of his status (having certain dependents or being blind or being over 65 etc.)verified
Exenterationnounsurgical removal of the organs within a body cavity (as those of the pelvis)verified
Exercise KeynounMWECryptographic key material used exclusively to safeguard communications transmitted over-the-air during military or organized civil training exercises.CredentialRegulatedCUI
Exfiltration OperationnounMWEa clandestine rescue operation to bring a defector or refugee or an operative and family out of dangerverified
Exhaust ManifoldnounMWEa manifold that receives exhaust gases from the cylinders and conducts them to the exhaust pipeverified
Exhaust PipenounMWEa pipe through which burned gases travel from the exhaust manifold to the mufflerverified
Exhaust SystemnounMWEsystem consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are dischargedverified
Exhaust ValvenounMWEa valve through which burned gases from a cylinder escape into the exhaust manifoldverified
Exhibition SeasonnounMWEthe time before the regular games begin when football or baseball teams play practice gamesverified
Exhibitionismnounextravagant and conspicuous behavior intended to attract attention to yourselfverified
Exhortationnouna communication intended to urge or persuade the recipients to take some actionverified
Exhumationnounthe act of digging something out of the ground (especially a corpse) where it has been buriedverified
Exigencynouna sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate actionverified
Existential OperatornounMWEa logical quantifier of a proposition that asserts the existence of at least one thing for which the proposition is trueverified
Existential PhilosophernounMWEa philosopher who emphasizes freedom of choice and personal responsibility but who regards human existence in a hostile universe as unexplainableverified
Existential PhilosophynounMWE(philosophy) a 20th-century philosophical movement chiefly in Europeverified
Existential QuantifiernounMWEa logical quantifier of a proposition that asserts the existence of at least one thing for which the proposition is trueverified
Existentialist PhilosophernounMWEa philosopher who emphasizes freedom of choice and personal responsibility but who regards human existence in a hostile universe as unexplainableverified
Existentialist PhilosophynounMWE(philosophy) a 20th-century philosophical movement chiefly in Europeverified
existing controlnounMWEControls that are already present in an organization to protect against the identified threats and vulnerabilities.Control
Exobiologynounthe branch of biology concerned with the effects of outer space on living organisms and the search for extraterrestrial lifeverified