Term: special act: a legislative act that applies only to a particular person or particular district
Candidate hypernym: legislative act: an act passed by a legislative body → 1
Candidate hypernym: nerd: an intelligent but single-minded expert in a particular technical field or profession → 0
Candidate hypernym: agenesis: imperfect development; nondevelopment of a part → 0
Candidate hypernym: backstop: (baseball) a fence or screen (as behind home plate) to prevent the ball from traveling out of the playing field → 0
Candidate hypernym: ta'ziyeh: (Islam) a form of Iranian musical pageant that is the theatrical expression of religious passion; based on the Battle of Kerbala and performed annually (in Farsi) → 0
Candidate hypernym: alcoholism: habitual intoxication; prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol such that abrupt deprivation leads to severe withdrawal symptoms → 0
Candidate hypernym: bulnesia: palo santo → 0
Candidate hypernym: woody plant: a plant having hard lignified tissues or woody parts especially stems → 0
Candidate hypernym: strip steak: steak from upper part of the short loin → 0
Candidate hypernym: indian agent: a representative of the federal government to American Indian tribes (especially on Indian reservations) → 0
Candidate hypernym: trickster: a mischievous supernatural being found in the folklore of many primitive people; sometimes distinguished by prodigious biological drives and exaggerated bodily parts → 0