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Letter of Mark and ReprisalnounMWEa license to a private citizen to seize property of another nationverified
Letter of the AlphabetnounMWEthe conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speechverified
Letter OpenernounMWEdull knife used to cut open the envelopes in which letters are mailed or to slit uncut pages of booksverified
Letter SecuritynounMWEa stock or bond that is not registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and cannot be sold in the public marketverified
Letter StocknounMWEstock that has not been registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and cannot be sold to the general publicverified
Letter TelegramnounMWEa cheaper form of telegram that is sent abroad for delivery the next dayverified
Letterheadnouna sheet of stationery with name and address of the organization printed at the topverified
Letters of AdministrationnounMWElegal document naming someone to administer an estate when no executor has been namedverified
Letters TestamentarynounMWEa legal document from a probate court or court officer informing you of your appointment as executor of a will and empowering you to discharge those responsibilitiesverified
Lettre De CachetnounMWEa warrant formerly issued by a French king who could warrant imprisonment or death in a signed letter under his sealverified
Leucinenouna white crystalline amino acid occurring in proteins that is essential for nutritionverified
Leucocytosisnounan abnormal increase in the number of white blood cells in the blood as a result of infection (as in leukemia)verified
Leucotomynounsurgical interruption of nerve tracts to and from the frontal lobe of the brainverified
Leukocytosisnounan abnormal increase in the number of white blood cells in the blood as a result of infection (as in leukemia)verified
Leukodermanouna congenital skin condition characterized by spots or bands of unpigmented skinverified
Leukotomynounsurgical interruption of nerve tracts to and from the frontal lobe of the brainverified
Levallorphannoundrug (trade name Lorfan) that is related to morphine but that counteracts the respiratory depression produced by morphine poisoning but without affecting its analgesic effectsverified
Level of ConcernnounMWERating assigned to an information system indicating the extent to which protection measures, techniques, and procedures must be applied. High, Medium, and Basic are identified levels of concern. A separate Level-of-Concern is assigned to each information system for confidentiality, integrity, and availability.MetricRegulatedCUI
Level of ProtectionnounMWEExtent to which protective measures, techniques, and procedures must be applied to information systems and networks based on risk, threat, vulnerability, system interconnectivity considerations, and information assurance needs. Levels of protection are: 1. Basic: information systems and networks requiring implementation of standard minimum security countermeasures. 2. Medium: information systems and networks requiring layering of additional safeguards above the standard minimum security countermeasures. 3. High: information systems and networks requiring the most stringent protection and rigorous security countermeasures.RequirementRegulatedCUI
Lever HangnounMWEa hang performed on the rings with the body stationary in a horizontal positionverified
Lever LocknounMWEa lock whose tumblers are levers that must be raised to a given position so that the bolt can moveverified
Lever ScalenounMWEa portable balance consisting of a pivoted bar with arms of unequal lengthverified
Leveragingnouninvesting with borrowed money as a way to amplify potential gains (at the risk of greater losses)verified
Leviratenounthe biblical institution whereby a man must marry the widow of his childless brother in order to maintain the brother's lineverified
Levitationnounthe phenomenon of a person or thing rising into the air by apparently supernatural meansverified
Lexical AmbiguitynounMWEthe ambiguity of an individual word or phrase that can be used in different contexts to express two or more different meaningsverified
Lexical MeaningnounMWEthe meaning of a content word that depends on the nonlinguistic concepts it is used to expressverified
Lexical SemanticsnounMWEthe branch of semantics that studies the meanings and relations of wordsverified
Lexicalized ConceptnounMWEa concept that is expressed by a word (in some particular language)verified
Lexiconnouna reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about themverified
Liability InsurancenounMWEinsurance that provides protection from claims arising from injuries or damage to other people or propertyverified