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  • 21The Royal Veto —     The Royal Veto     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Royal Veto     (in the appointment of Bishops in Ireland and England.)     Although the penal laws enacted against the Catholics of Ireland and of England were still on the statute book towards …

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  • 22The Faculty of Arts —     The Faculty of Arts     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Faculty of Arts     One of the four traditional divisions of the teaching body of the university. It is impossible to fix the date of the origin of autonomous faculties in the early… …

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  • 23The Da Vinci Code (film) — The Da Vinci Code Theatrical poster Directed by Ron Howard Produced by …

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  • 24The Holohan Murder Case — was a case concerned with the death of OSS major William Holohan in Italy during the Second World War.During World War II, the U.S. Army Office of Strategic Services (OSS) dispatched teams of specially trained soldiers to enemy occupied… …

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  • 25Jurisdiction — In law, jurisdiction (from the Latin ius, iuris meaning law and dicere meaning to speak ) is the practical authority granted to a formally constituted legal body or to a political leader to deal with and make pronouncements on legal matters and,… …

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  • 26Jurisdiction stripping — Constitutional Law of the United States of America The constitutional structure Civil Rights  · Federalism Executive branch  · Separation of powers Legislative branch  · Judiciary …

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  • 27authority — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. expert, pundit, know it all (inf.), maven (inf.). See skill, knowledge, authority. II Right to govern Nouns 1. (supremacy) authority, power, right, jurisdiction, title, prerogative; …

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  • 28jurisdiction — jurisdictional, adj. jurisdictive, adj. jurisdictionally, adv. /joor is dik sheuhn/, n. 1. the right, power, or authority to administer justice by hearing and determining controversies. 2. power; authority; control: He has jurisdiction over all… …

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  • 29THE MIDDLE AGES — …

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  • 30jurisdiction — noun 1) an area under French jurisdiction Syn: authority, control, power, dominion, rule, administration, command, sway, leadership, sovereignty, hegemony 2) foreign jurisdictions Syn …

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