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21OUTeverywhere — Formation 1995 (1995) Region served UK Membership 200,000 (2006)[1][ …
22Gómez Farías, Valentín — ▪ president of Mexico born Feb. 14, 1781, Guadalajara, Mex. died July 5, 1858, Mexico City the leader of Mexican liberalism in the mid 19th century, notable for his social reforms of 1833–34, which earned him the enmity of the clergy, the… …
23Dairy Management Inc. — Dairy Management Inc. is an organization funded by checkoff fees dedicated to promoting the sale of American made dairy products. It also operates under the names Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy,[1] American Dairy Association, National Dairy… …
24punishment — pun·ish·ment n 1: the act of punishing 2: a penalty (as a fine or imprisonment) inflicted on an offender through the judicial and esp. criminal process see also cruel and unusual punishment Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster …
25impost — impost1 [ ɪmpəʊst] noun 1》 a tax or similar compulsory payment. 2》 Horse Racing the weight carried by a horse as a handicap. Origin C16: from Fr., from med. L. impostus, from L. impositus, past participle of imponere (see impose). impost2 [… …
26mulct — [mʌlkt] formal verb extract money from (someone) by fine or taxation. ↘(mulct something of) take money or possessions from (someone) by fraudulent means. noun a fine or compulsory payment. Origin C15: from L. mulctare, multare, from mulcta a fine …
27tax — [taks] vt. [ME taxen < MFr taxer, to tax < L taxare, to appraise, tax, censure < base of tangere, to touch (see TACT): used interchangeably with tasken (see TASK) in ME] 1. Obs. to determine the value of; assess 2. a) to require to pay a …
28INNOCENT° — INNOCENT°, name of 13 popes. INNOCENT II (Gregorio Papareschi), pope 1130–43. His was an uncanonical election because the majority of the cardinals voted for anacletus ii (Pietro Pierleoni). The Jews of Rome supported Anacletus, whose opponents… …
29Dowry law in India — Payment of a dowry, gift often financial, has a long history in many parts of the world. In India, the payment of a dowry was prohibited in 1961 under Indian civil law and subsequently by Sections 304B and 498a of the Indian Penal Code were… …
30social security — 1. (usually caps.) a program of old age, unemployment, health, disability, and survivors insurance maintained by the U.S. federal government through compulsory payments by specific employer and employee groups. 2. the theory or practice of… …
