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detriment

noun as in disadvantage

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"Defendants have made a range of arguments that, if accepted, risk blurring the line between civil and military federal power - to the detriment of this nation."

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Immergut ruled that the administration's arguments for the deployment "risk blurring the line between civil and military federal power - to the detriment of this nation".

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They also accuse the government of siding with BP to their detriment.

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"When you get told by a judge that you have suffered detriment, and you still can't receive that money – it kind of makes it worse," she says.

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"I continue to suffer significant detriment" prevented from attending conference and "being able to stand for leader this year".

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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