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101railroad, railway — These terms are used interchangeably by most speakers and writers. In exact usage, railroad is used to refer to the entire system involved: the tracks themselves, the stations, rolling stock, land, ticket offices, and other property used in… …
102Naboth — Owner of a vineyard which King Ahab wished to buy because it adjoined the royal property; but when Naboth refused to sell, Queen Jezebel conspired to bring a false charge of blasphemy against him, for which he was stoned. Ahab moved in to take… …
103Susanna, book of — An addition to Daniel written just before 100 BCE in Hebrew or Aramaic but only known in the LXX version. It is regarded as deutero canonical scripture by Catholics and attached to Daniel as ch. 13 (so NJB). By Protestants the book is placed in… …
104challenge — [13] The original notion contained in challenge in English was of ‘accusation’. The word comes, via Old French chalenge or calenge, from Latin calumnia ‘false charge, deception’ (source of English calumny [15]). By the early 14th century, the… …
105Oppenheimer, Samuel — (1630–1703) Austrian financier. A member of an old and respected Frankfurt family, Oppenheimer rose to prominence in Heidelberg as a financial agent and army contractor to Karl Ludwig, elector of the Palatinate. From 1673 he was a major… …
Who’s Who in Jewish History after the period of the Old Testament
106bum rap — noun informal, chiefly N. Amer. a false charge leading to imprisonment …
107belie — v. a. 1. Falsify, misrepresent, represent falsely. 2. Give the lie to, convict of falsehood, show to be false, charge with falsehood. 3. Contradict, controvert, go counter or contrary to. 4. Load with lies, lie about, slander, calumniate …
108bum rap — Noun. A false charge or allegation, an undeserved punishment. Orig U.S. 1920s …
109Саллух, Фаузи — Бывший министр иностранных дел и диаспоры Ливана Бывший министр иностранных дел и диаспоры Ливана, шиит. С 1960 года он служил в системе дипломатической службы Ливана (работал в Либерии, Сьерра Леоне, Нигерии, Алжире, Австрии, Бельгии), в 1998… …
110Синиора, Фуад — Бывший премьер министр правительства Ливана Депутат парламента Ливана, бывший премьер министр правительства Ливана (2005 2009), мусульманин суннит, близкий друг и преемник политического курса бывшего премьер министра Ливана Рафика Харири,… …
