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81What Ails the UN Security Council? — ▪ 2004 by Edward C. Luck The UN Security Council s irresolute wrangling in 2003 over whether to use force in Iraq spurred pointed questioning by many observers about its relevance and even its future. Continuing differences over the course… …
82presidency of the United States of America — ▪ United States government Introduction chief executive office of the United States. In contrast to many countries with parliamentary forms of government, where the office of president, or head of state, is mainly ceremonial, in the United… …
83dynamite charge — dy·na·mite charge n [probably from the notion of exploding the metaphorical blockage impeding a decision by a deadlocked jury]: allen charge Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
84hung jury — n: a jury whose members are unable to agree on a verdict Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. hung jury n. A jury that cannot ag …
85mistrial — mis·tri·al / mis ˌtrī əl/ n: a trial that terminates without a verdict because of error, necessity, prejudicial misconduct, or a hung jury see also manifest necessity compare dismissal 2, trial de novo …
86Allen charge — Al·len charge / a lən / n [from the Supreme Court case Allen v. United States, 164 U.S. 492 (1896), which upheld the right of a trial judge to make such a charge]: a charge to a deadlocked jury to make a further effort to reach a verdict esp. by… …
87deadlock — dead·lock / ded ˌläk/ n: a state of inaction resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions: as a: the state of a jury unable to agree on a verdict see also allen charge b: impasse …
88Cincinnati riots of 2001 — The Cincinnati riots of 2001 were the largest urban disorders in the United States since the Los Angeles riots of 1992.[1] The four days of rioting were a reaction to the fatal shooting in Cincinnati, Ohio of Timothy Thomas, a 19 year old black… …
89Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando — North American box art Developer(s) Insomniac Games Publisher(s) Son …
90Malaysia–Singapore Points of Agreement of 1990 — (POA) is an agreement between the Southeast Asian countries of Malaysia and Singapore over the issue of the future of railway land owned by the Malaysian government through Malayan Railways (Keretapi Tanah Melayu or KTM) in Singapore. It was… …
