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gross behavioral criminalization

Classifying or indexing all human behavior in a criminal context so all activities can be used as pretext for investigation and prosecution.
The polar intelligence matrix between the average person and policy makers induced a gross behavioral criminalization after years of adopting confusing law.

Everyone broke the law on a daily basis because they lived in a state of gross behavioral criminalization.

Gross behavioral criminalization allowed for an easy wiretap on the police department.
by Ontological June 26, 2018
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tad

A small unit of measurement not of particular length.
I need you to move the desk a few tads to the left.

You missed the target by just a tad.

The fixture housing is a few tads off.
by Ontological June 25, 2018
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societal trust degradation

A gross breakdown in community trust resulting in social fractures and segregation.
Opposing views on acceptable behavior caused societal trust degradation between republicans and democrats.

The war produced societal trust degradation. Peace may not be possible.

The prevalence of negative news articles produced societal trust degradation.

While societal trust degradation seemed inevitable in modern society, Amish culture remained tight knit and safe.
by Ontological June 26, 2018
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Production throttling

Restricting a process or job in a particular way that makes it less efficient and of lesser quality.
The job site supervisor was really into production throttling. It took twice as long and came out terrible.

The office manager was terrible at logistics and quality control. All the paperwork was filed in the wrong order and had to be refiled.

The government agency wanted to increase quality through regulation and control, but really accomplished nothing but production throttling.
by Ontological June 23, 2018
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incremental morale degradation

A step by step reduction in the psychological condition of an individual or group.
Despite being fully capable of success, Joe went through incremental morale degradation over the period of several years and no longer wanted to succeed.

Incremental morale degradation struck the heart of the soccer team. What started as confidence and hope for an easy win turned into a psychological train wreck.

They used incremental morale degradation techniques against the troops. Surrender seemed like the only option.
by Ontological June 24, 2018
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A dangerous legal situation where the potential for litigation and the effects thereof could cause permanent widespread damages to all parties.
The catastrophic litigation potential is huge on the new case. There's a chance everyone will be fired and go to prison.

We thought there was catastrophic litigation potential but it was just a false alarm.
by Ontological June 24, 2018
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quasi-retarded

The electrician installed the light switch incorrectly. Although the light still turned on, the switch didn't fully click in the upright position so therefore is quasi-retarded.

The throttle cable on the old ford doesn't fully retract causing the engine to idle at a higher RPM. It's quasi-retarded.

The billing system is quasi-retarded. It accepts debit cards initially, but not after you try a new debit card. Customer service insists they don't accept debit cards.
by Ontological June 24, 2018
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