dhimmi n.β Β«Tolerated unbelievers were called dhimmi, or ahl al-dhimma, “the people of the pact.” This was a legal term for the tolerated and protected non-Muslim subjects of the Muslim state.…The dhimma, which...
punch list n.β Β«This is the stage of the project called “substantial completion”; the architect makes his final list of corrections, or “punch list,” which the contractor must satisfy before receiving final payment...
air supply n. a type of corruption in which money is paid for services not rendered, usually with the agreement of both parties. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
deve n. a coerced payment; “protection” money. Editorial Note: Jocular reference to actual levies made by the government for growth and development. Etymological Note: development levy. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)