1. a military engagement

3. the act of preventing

6. the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions

2. a state of being confined (usually for a short time)

4. a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

5. that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

6. people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest

7. mix so as to make a random order or arrangement

8. the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit

9. a featured article of merchandise sold at a loss in order to draw customers

10. a list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting)

11. of, relating to, or used in public debate or argument