labor in distress

  • 1Labor federation competition in the United States — A labor federation is a group of unions or labor organizations that are in some sense coordinated. The terminology used to identify such organizations grows out of usage, and has sometimes been imprecise. For example, nationals are sometimes… …

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  • 2Labor — La bor (l[=a] b[ e]r), n. [OE. labour, OF. labour, laber, labur, F. labeur, L. labor; cf. Gr. lamba nein to take, Skr. labh to get, seize.] [Written also {labour}.] 1. Physical toil or bodily exertion, especially when fatiguing, irksome, or… …

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  • 3LABOR LAW — In Scripture Two fundamental principles relating to the laws of the hired servant are enjoined in the Pentateuch. Firstly, the master s duty to pay the wages of his servant on time: The wages of a laborer shall not remain with you until morning ; …

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  • 4labor — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French labur, from Latin labor; perhaps akin to Latin labare to totter, labi to slip more at sleep Date: 14th century 1. a. expenditure of physical or mental effort especially when difficult or… …

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  • 5Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions — Infobox Union name= Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions full name= Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions of the United States and Canada founded= November 15, 1881 country= United States and Canada office= people= website=… …

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  • 6Fetal distress — Compromise of the fetus during the antepartum period (before labor) or intrapartum period (birth process). The term fetal distress is commonly used to describe fetal hypoxia (low oxygen levels in the fetus). The concern with fetal hypoxia is it… …

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  • 7Obstetric labor complication — Classification and external resources ICD 10 O60 O75 ICD 9 …

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  • 8struggle — I. v. n. 1. Strive, labor, toil, endeavor, try, aim, exert one s self, make an effort, do one s best. 2. Contend, contest, fight, have a contest. 3. Writhe, be in agony, labor in distress. II. n. 1. Labor, endeavor, effort, exertion, pains. 2.… …

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  • 9labour — /ˈleɪbə / (say laybuh) noun 1. bodily toil for the sake of gain or economic production. 2. the workers or class of workers engaged in this. 3. work, especially of a hard or fatiguing kind. 4. a work or task done or to be done: the twelve labours… …

  • 10labour — Labor La bor (l[=a] b[ e]r), n. [OE. labour, OF. labour, laber, labur, F. labeur, L. labor; cf. Gr. lamba nein to take, Skr. labh to get, seize.] [Written also {labour}.] 1. Physical toil or bodily exertion, especially when fatiguing, irksome, or …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English