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1Direct lobbying in the United States — are direct methods used by lobbyists to influence United States legislative bodies. Interest groups from many sectors spend billions of dollars on lobbying. There are three lobbying laws in the U.S. They require that a lobbying entity must be… …
2direct and proximate cause — The immediate reason that something happened that caused harm to another person. The words are often used together, as in The defendant s negligent act in running the red light was the direct and proximate cause of the plaintiff s injuries. (See… …
3direct competitor — UK US noun [C] ► a person or business who is competing with another to sell the same product or service: »The government agency rejected the idea that the combined companies would harm competition, noting that the two parties aren t direct… …
4direct loss — UK US noun [C] LAW, INSURANCE ► money that you lose as the direct result of harm done by another person or by an event such as a fire or flood: »Punitive damages, which are assessed to punish someone, must be paid on top of damages that are… …
5harm — 1 noun (U) 1 damage, injury, or trouble caused by someone s actions or by an event: do harm to: Modern farming methods have done considerable harm to the countryside. | do more harm than good (=cause even more problems rather than improving the… …
6Direct action — For other uses, see Direct action (disambiguation). Direct action is activity undertaken by individuals, groups, or governments to achieve political, economic, or social goals outside of normal social/political channels. This can include… …
7Grievous bodily harm — For other uses, see Grievous Bodily Harm (disambiguation). Grievous bodily harm (often abbreviated to GBH) is a term of art used in English criminal law which has become synonymous with the offences that are created by sections 18 and 20 of the… …
8Self-harm — This article focuses on repetitive self harm, not on severe self harm inflicted during psychosis. For forms of self harm related to body image, sexuality and wartime, see Body modification, Algolagnia and Self inflicted wound respectively. Self… …
9Ray Harm — ʎRay Harm is an American artist, best known for his paintings of wildlife, primariliy birds. He is also well known for art marketing, generally credited as the co creator of the limited edition art print market, which supplanted the traditional… …
10Foreign Direct Investment in Iran — has been hindered by unfavorable or complex operating requirements and by international sanctions, although in the early 2000s the Iranian government liberalized investment regulations. In the early 2000s, foreign investors have concentrated… …
