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  • 51Lord advocate — Advocate Ad vo*cate, n. [OE. avocat, avocet, OF. avocat, fr. L. advocatus, one summoned or called to another; properly the p. p. of advocare to call to, call to one s aid; ad + vocare to call. See {Advowee}, {Avowee}, {Vocal}.] 1. One who pleads… …

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  • 52Joe Thornton — Infobox Ice Hockey Player image size = 200px position = Centre shoots = Left height ft = 6 height in = 4 weight lb = 235 team = San Jose Sharks league = NHL nationality = Canada birth date = birth date and age|1979|07|02 birth place = London, ON …

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  • 53William Churton — (died December 1767) was an early North Carolina surveyor.He moved to Great Britain s North American colonies in about 1749 as a surveyor and cartographer for the Granville District which included all of North Carolina north of the 35 degree, 34… …

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  • 54lord advocate — chief law officer (in Scotland); public prosecutor of crimes (in Scotland); chief crown lawyer (in Scotland) …

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  • 55Bignon —    Ch Crown lawyer in proceedings re Champlain s will, 265 …

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  • 56Karla Homolka — Infobox Criminal subject name = Karla Leanne Homolka image size = 150px image caption = date of birth = Birth date and age|1970|5|4|mf=y place of birth = Port Credit, Ontario, Canada date of death = place of death = charge = manslaughter penalty …

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  • 57Europe, history of — Introduction       history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …

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  • 58cañada — /keuhn yah deuh, yad euh/, n. Chiefly Western U.S. 1. a dry riverbed. 2. a small, deep canyon. [1840 50; < Sp, equiv. to cañ(a) CANE + ada n. suffix] * * * Canada Introduction Canada Background: A land of vast distances and rich natural resources …

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  • 59Canada — /kan euh deuh/, n. a nation in N North America: a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 29,123,194; 3,690,410 sq. mi. (9,558,160 sq. km). Cap.: Ottawa. * * * Canada Introduction Canada Background: A land of vast distances and rich natural&#8230; …

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  • 60United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with&#8230; …

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