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  • 1protect — ► VERB 1) keep safe from harm or injury. 2) Economics shield (a domestic industry) from competition by imposing import duties on foreign goods. 3) (protected) (of a threatened plant or animal species) safeguarded through legislation against… …

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  • 2PROTECT Act of 2003 — The PROTECT Act of 2003 is a multipurpose United States law intended to prevent child abuse.cite web|url=http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2003/April/03 ag 266.htm |title=Fact Sheet PROTECT Act |publisher=Department of Justice|date=APRIL 30, 2003] cite …

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  • 3Protect America Act of 2007 — The Protect America Act of 2007 (PAA) is a controversial amendment to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) that was signed into law on August 5, 2007. It removed the warrant requirement for government surveillance of foreign… …

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  • 4Legislation on Chinese Indonesians — Indonesian law affecting Chinese Indonesians were conducted through a series of laws, directives, or constitutions enacted by the Government of Indonesia that affected the lives of Chinese Indonesians or Chinese nationals living in Indonesia… …

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  • 5protect — /prə tekt/ verb to defend something against harm ● The workers are protected from unfair dismissal by government legislation. ● The cover is supposed to protect the machine from dust. ♦ to protect an industry by imposing tariff barriers to stop a …

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  • 6List of George W. Bush legislation and programs — Legislation signed= 2001*June 7: Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 *September 18: Authorization for Use of Military Force *September 28: United States Jordan Free Trade Area Implementation Act *October 26: USA PATRIOT Act… …

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  • 7Offences against the Person Act 1861 — The Offences against the Person Act 1861[1] Parliament of the United Kingdom Long title An Act to consolidate and amend the Statute Law of England and Ir …

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  • 8Mayors Against Illegal Guns — Formation April 25, 2006[1] Website http://mayorsagainstillegalguns.org …

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  • 9List of United States federal legislation — NoTOC This is a partial list of notable United States federal legislation, in chronological order. At the federal level in the United States, legislation (a.k.a. statutes or statutory law ) consists exclusively of Acts passed by the Congress of… …

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  • 10Arguments for and against drug prohibition — Arguments about the prohibition of drugs, and over drug policy reform, are subjects of considerable controversy. The following is a presentation of major drug policy arguments, including those for drug law enforcement on one side of the debate,… …

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