BORKING

Verb

Borking

present participle of Bork. (Alternative letter-case form of borking.)

Anagrams

• broking

Etymology

Noun

borking (plural borkings)

(ambitransitive, US, politics, often, pejorative) The act of defeating a person's appointment or election, judicial nomination, etc, through a concerted attack on the person's character, background, and philosophy.

Verb

borking

present participle of bork.

Anagrams

• broking

Source: Wiktionary



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DETENTION

(noun) a state of being confined (usually for a short time); “his detention was politically motivated”; “the prisoner is on hold”; “he is in the custody of police”


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