Synonyms: infection
Definition: (international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure
Similar words: illegality
Definition: unlawfulness by virtue of violating some legal statute
Synonyms: infection
Definition: moral corruption or contamination
Usage: ambitious men are led astray by an infection that is almost unavoidable
Similar words: corruption, corruptness
Definition: lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain
Synonyms: contagion, infection
Definition: the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people
Usage: a contagion of mirth; the infection of his enthusiasm for poetry
Similar words: communication
Definition: something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups
Synonyms: transmission, contagion, infection
Definition: an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
Similar words: incident
Definition: a single distinct event
Synonyms: infection
Definition: (medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease
Similar words: pathologic process, pathological process
Definition: an organic process occurring as a consequence of disease
Synonyms: infection
Definition: (phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound
Similar words: linguistic process
Definition: a process involved in human language
Synonyms: infection
Definition: the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms
Similar words: unhealthiness, health problem, ill health
Definition: a state in which you are unable to function normally and without pain