revoke, corpulent, revocation, disgraced, gross indecency, libido

Both were unwilling to say on what “uncivilised behaviour” earned them their place on the blacklist—but acts known to do so include “damaging cultural relics, gambling, and participating in obscene activities.”

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Taiwanese fishing vessels found engaging in illegal fishing activities in international waters will face penalties that could include a revocation




Revocation Follows Government Examination of War Against Hamas



Prosecutors Want Madoff’s Bail Revoked
By ALEX BERENSON, EDMUND L. ANDREWS and DAVID STOUT 5 minutes ago

The disgraced financier Bernard L. Madoff tried to hide at least $1 million in assets from government investigators, federal prosecutors told a judge Monday.

In 1952, however, Turing was convicted of gross indecency for having sex with a man and offered a choice between prison and "chemical castration" — the injection of female hormones to suppress his libido. His security clearance was revoked and he was no longer allowed to work for the government.
但1952年杜林卻因與男子發生性行為，被依行為不檢罪名起訴，他必須選擇入獄服刑或接受「化學閹割」，也就是注射女性荷爾蒙來壓制性慾。他的安全許可也被撤銷，無法再替政府工作。


USA Today leads with, and everybody else fronts, the continuing outrage over the $165 million in bonuses that American International Group paid out to members of its disgraced financial-products unit. AIG's chief executive, Edward Liddy, was grilled by lawmakers yesterday who demanded the money be returned. Liddy said he had asked those who received $100,000 or more to give back at least half. Republicans also criticized Democrats for changing legislation that would have limited executive compensation at companies that received taxpayer money.

Beijing Revokes Visa
Of Activist Athlete


The so-called "midnight regulations" passed by outgoing administrations can prove difficult to reverse; the Supreme Court has ruled that new presidents cannot arbitrarily revoke rules that have passed into law.


revoke 
verb [T] FORMAL v., n. 撤回［廃止］（する）
to say officially that an agreement, permission, a law, etc. is no longer in effect:
The authorities have revoked their original decision to allow development of this rural area.
Her license was revoked.

revocation 
noun [C or U]

Definition of revoke

verb

• 1 [with object] officially cancel (a decree, decision, or promise):the men appealed and the sentence was revoked

• 2 [no object] (in bridge, whist, and other card games) fail to follow suit despite being able to do so.

revocation

Pronunciation: /rɛvəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/

noun

revocatory

Pronunciation: /ˈrɛvəkət(ə)ri/

adjective

revoker

noun

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French revoquer or Latin revocare, from re- 'back' + vocare 'to call'

disgrace
noun [U]
1 embarrassment and the loss of other people's respect, or behaviour which causes this:
They were sent home in disgrace.
He brought disgrace on the whole team by falsifying the results.

2 be a disgrace to be a very bad situation:
Three families living in one room - it's a disgrace!
[+ that] It's a disgrace that the government spends so much on guns and so little on education.

3 be a disgrace to sb/sth to be so bad or unacceptable that you make people lose respect for the group or activity you are connected to:
You're a disgrace (to the family) - what a way to behave!

disgrace 
verb [T]
to make people stop respecting you or your family, team, etc. by doing something very bad:
You have disgraced us all with your behaviour.

disgraced
adjective
a disgraced politician

disgraceful 
adjective
very bad:
disgraceful behaviour/conduct
a disgraceful situation
She thought that their attitude was absolutely disgraceful.
[+ that] It is disgraceful that children can get hold of drugs at school.

disgracefully 
adverb
You've behaved disgracefully.

gross
adj., gross·er, gross·est.

1. 1. Exclusive of deductions; total: gross profits. See synonims at whole.
   2. Unmitigated in any way; utter: gross incompetence.
2. Glaringly obvious: gross injustice. See synonims at flagrant.
3. 1. Brutishly coarse, as in behavior; crude: "It is futile to expect a hungry and squalid population to be anything but violent and gross" (Thomas H. Huxley).
   2. Offensive; disgusting.
   3. Lacking sensitivity or discernment; unrefined:
   4. Carnal; sensual.
4. 1. Overweight; corpulent.
   2. Dense; profuse.
5. Broad; general: the gross outlines of a plan.

n.

1. pl., gross·es. The entire body or amount, as of income, before necessary deductions have been made.
2. pl., gross. (Abbr. gr. or gro.) A group of 144 items; 12 dozen.

tr.v., grossed, gross·ing, gross·es.
To earn as a total income or profit before deductions.

indecency
n., pl., -cies.

1. The state or quality of being decent; propriety.
2. Conformity to prevailing standards of propriety or modesty.
3. decencies
   1. Social or moral proprieties.
   2. Surroundings or services deemed necessary for an acceptable standard of living.

libido

n., pl., -dos.

1. The psychic and emotional energy associated with instinctual biological drives.
2. 1. Sexual desire.
   2. Manifestation of the sexual drive.

[Latin libīdō, desire.]

libidinal li·bid'i·nal (-bĭd'n-əl) adj.
libidinally li·bid'i·nal·ly adv.

corpulent Line breaks: cor¦pu|lent

Pronunciation: /ˈkɔːpjʊl(ə)nt/

adjective

(Of a person) fat:a short, somewhat corpulent man