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1offense — of·fense or of·fence /ə fens/ n 1: a violation of the law; esp: a criminal act nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy U.S. Constitution amend. V see also lesser included offense 2 …
2offense — A felony or misdemeanor; a breach of the criminal laws; violation of law for which penalty is prescribed. The word offense, while sometimes used in various senses, generally implies a felony or a misdemeanor infringing public as distinguished… …
3Gay bathhouse — Gay bathhouses, also known as gay saunas or steam baths (and sometimes called, in gay slang in some regions, the baths or the tubs ), are places where men can go to have sex with other men. Not all men who visit such bathhouses consider… …
4Roland Freisler — (October 30, 1893 ndash; February 3, 1945) was a prominent and notorious Nazi German judge. He became State Secretary of Adolf Hitler s Reich Ministry of Justice and President of the Volksgerichtshof (People s Court), which was set up outside… …
5Dwight D. Eisenhower: First Inaugural Address — ▪ Primary Source Tuesday, January 20, 1953 My friends, before I begin the expression of those thoughts that I deem appropriate to this moment, would you permit me the privilege of uttering a little private prayer of my own. And I ask… …
6March 1900 — January – February – March – April – May – June – July – August – September – October – November – December March 24, 1900: Shooting of the last passenger pigeon in the wild The following events… …
7Enormities — Enormity E*nor mi*ty, n.; pl. {Enormities}. [L. enormitas, fr. enormis enormous: cf. F. [ e]normit[ e]. See {Enormous}.] 1. The state or quality of exceeding a measure or rule, or of being immoderate, monstrous, or outrageous. [1913 Webster] The… …
8Enormity — E*nor mi*ty, n.; pl. {Enormities}. [L. enormitas, fr. enormis enormous: cf. F. [ e]normit[ e]. See {Enormous}.] 1. The state or quality of exceeding a measure or rule, or of being immoderate, monstrous, or outrageous. [1913 Webster] The enormity… …
9Indecencies — Indecency In*de cen*cy, n.; pl. {Indecencies}. [L. indecentia unseemliness: cf. F. ind[ e]cence.] [1913 Webster] 1. The quality or state of being indecent; lack of decency, modesty, or good manners; obscenity. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is… …
10Indecency — In*de cen*cy, n.; pl. {Indecencies}. [L. indecentia unseemliness: cf. F. ind[ e]cence.] [1913 Webster] 1. The quality or state of being indecent; lack of decency, modesty, or good manners; obscenity. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is indecent; an… …
