gating
v.— «She was denied parole several times but was released in July, 1985 by the Ontario Court of Appeal. The court ruled that Moore’s gating was illegal.» —“Our ‘most dangerous’ woman, 31 dies in jail” by Cal Millar Toronto Star (Can.) Dec. 5, 1988. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
What if, instead of being an inanimate object, a dictionary were alive? That’s the idea behind a lavishly illustrated new children’s book called The Dictionary Story (Bookshop|Amazon) by Oliver Jeffers and Sam Winston. This is part of a...
Rowan in Ottawa, Ontario, says her Irish mom used a puzzling word to indicate a sort of restless discontent not caused by anything in particular. It may be neamhchinnte, which means “uncertain” or “indecisive.” This is part...