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  • 121Corporation Act of 1661 — • Belongs to the general category of test acts, designed for the express purpose of restricting public offices to members of the Church of England Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Corporation Act of 1661     Corpor …

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  • 122National Security Act (États-Unis) — National Security Act Titre National Security Act of 1947 Pays  États Unis Type Loi du Congrès Gouvernement Administ …

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  • 123India Act — (1858)    An act of the British parliament abolishing the East India Company, which had conquered a large Indian empire, and replaced its rule with that of a viceroy directly responsible to the British government. The East India Company,… …

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  • 124Re B.C. Motor Vehicle Act — SCCInfoBox case name=Re B.C. Motor Vehicle Act full case name=Reference re Section 94(2) of the Motor Vehicle Act heard date=November 15, 1984 decided date=December 17, 1985 citations= [1985] 2 S.C.R. 486 docket=17590 history=On appeal from the… …

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  • 125Dual sovereignty doctrine — Dual sovereignty is a legal doctrine holding that more than one sovereign (e.g. a state government and the Federal government) may prosecute an individual without violating the prohibition against double jeopardy if the individual s act breaks… …

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  • 126Aboriginal title — Protests of the Foreshore and Seabed Act 2004, extinguishing aboriginal title to the foreshore and seabeds in New Zealand Aboriginal title is a common law doctrine that the land rights of indigenous peoples to customary tenure persist after the… …

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  • 127Banco Nacional de Cuba v. Sabbatino — Infobox SCOTUS case Litigants=Banco Nacional de Cuba v. Sabbatino ArgueDateA=October 22 ArgueDateB=23 ArgueYear=1963 DecideDate=March 23 DecideYear=1964 FullName=Banco Nacional de Cuba v. Sabbatino, Receiver, et al. USVol=376 USPage=398… …

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  • 128Jesse Helms — United States Senator from North Carolina In office January 3, 1973 – January 3, 2003 Preceded by B. Everett Jordan Succeeded by …

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