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  • 11Abolition of Poindings and Warrant Sales Act 2001 — The Abolition of Poindings and Warrant Sales Act 2001 was an act by the Scottish Parliament which abolished the previous practice in which a debtor’s goods are priced (poinding) in preparation for the enforced sale of the debtor’s possessions… …

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  • 12Law of the United Kingdom — The United Kingdom has three legal systems. [ [http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Gtgl1/GuideToGovernment/Judiciary/DG 4003097 The UK has three legal systems, operating in England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland ] , direct.gov.uk, accesses 12… …

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  • 13Law enforcement by country — In many countries, particularly those with a federal system of government, there may be several police or police like organizations, each serving different levels of government and enforcing different subsets of the applicable law. Argentina In… …

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  • 14Law of New Zealand — The law of New Zealand can be found in several sources. The primary sources of New Zealand law are statutes enacted by the New Zealand Parliament and decisions of the New Zealand Courts. At a more fundamental level, the law of New Zealand is… …

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  • 15Law and divorce around the world — This article is a general overview of divorce laws around the world. Every nation except Malta,the Philippines and the Vatican City allows legal divorce. [ [http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSMAN22419320070213 Filipinos celebrate… …

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  • 16abolition — ab|o|li|tion [ˌæbəˈlıʃən] n [U] when a law or a system is officially ended abolition of ▪ the abolition of the death penalty …

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  • 17Law Reform (Year and a Day Rule) Act 1996 — The Law Reform (Year and a Day Rule) Act 1996 is a short Act of Parliament which abolished the year and a day rule in English law.The year and a day rule was an ancient rule of the common law which created a conclusive presumption that a death… …

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  • 18abolition — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The act of abolishing] Syn. annulment, eradication, overthrow; see cancellation , destruction 1 , repeal . 2. [The abolition of slavery; sometimes capitalized ] Syn. emancipation, manumission, enfranchisement; see freeing .… …

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  • 19abolition — ab|o|li|tion [ ,æbə lıʃn ] noun uncount the official end to a law, system, practice, etc.: the abolition of the death penalty …

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  • 20abolition — UK [ˌæbəˈlɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun [uncountable] the official end to a law, system, practice etc the abolition of the death penalty …

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