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81Roman law — the system of jurisprudence elaborated by the ancient Romans, a strong and varied influence on the legal systems of many countries. [1650 60] * * * Law of the Roman Republic and Empire. Roman law has influenced the development of law in most of… …
82Nationalisation of Northern Rock — People queuing at a branch of the Northern Rock bank in Brighton on 14 September 2007. In 2008 the Northern Rock bank was nationalised by the British Government, due to financial problems caused by the subprime mortgage crisis. In 2010 the bank… …
83Acceptable use policy — An acceptable use policy (AUP; also sometimes acceptable usage policy) is a set of rules applied by network and website owners which restrict the ways in which the network or site may be used. AUP documents are written for corporations,… …
84Sony BMG CD copy prevention scandal — The Sony BMG CD copy prevention scandal concerns the copy prevention measures included by Sony BMG on compact discs in 2005. Sony BMG included the Extended Copy Protection (XCP) and MediaMax CD 3 software on music CDs. XCP was put on 52 titles [… …
85Patria case — The Patria case is the political controversy over the yet unproven claims of bribery of Slovenian officials by the Finnish company Patria to help clinch an armoured personnel carrier order. There is currently a criminal investigation underway,… …
86litigate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. contest, dispute, sue, prosecute. See lawsuit. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. dispute, contest, prosecute; see sue . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) v. [LIT uh GATE] to take a dispute to… …
87litigate — v 1. contest at law, dispute in court; contend; charge, accuse, claim, maintain, hold. 2. carry on a lawsuit, go to court, file or bring suit, institute legal proceedings, bring legal action against, press charges, sue, prosecute …
88Informal sequel — An informal sequel, also called an unauthorized sequel or unofficial sequel, is a sequel to a film, movie, novel, television show, or video game that is produced without the consent of the creators or rights owners of the original material. Today …
89prosecute — verb ( cuted; cuting) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin prosecutus, past participle of prosequi to pursue more at pursue Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to follow to the end ; pursue until finished < was…ordered to prosecute the war… …
90Human rights in São Tomé and Príncipe — The U.S. Department of State s Country Report on Human Rights Practices for São Tomé and Príncipe states that the government generally respected the human rights of its citizens, despite problems in a few areas. São Tomé and Príncipe was one of… …
