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  • 31execution — ex·e·cu·tion /ˌek si kyü shən/ n 1: the act or process of executing witnessed the execution of the will 2: a putting to death as fulfillment of a judicial death sentence 3: the process of enforcing a judgment (as against a debtor); also: a… …

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  • 32Hamdan v. Rumsfeld — SCOTUSCase Litigants=Hamdan v. Rumsfeld ArgueDate=March 28 ArgueYear=2006 DecideDate=June 29 DecideYear=2006 FullName=Salim Ahmed Hamdan, Petitioner v. Donald H. Rumsfeld, United States Secretary of Defense; John D. Altenburg, Jr., Appointing… …

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  • 33List of law topics (S-Z) — NOTOC Law [From Old English lagu something laid down or fixed ; legal comes from Latin legalis , from lex law , statute ( [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=law searchmode=none Law] , Online Etymology Dictionary; [http://www.m… …

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  • 34High Prince — This is an article about a fictional position. See Grand Prince for the article about a real position. High Prince is a fictional title given to the ruling Prince of the Continent in Melanie Rawn s fantasy novels of the Dragon Prince and Dragon… …

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  • 35Federalist No. 78 — is an essay by Alexander Hamilton, the seventy eighth of the Federalist Papers . Like all of the Federalist Papers , it was published under the pseudonym Publius. The essay was published May 28, 1788 and first appeared in a newspaper, where most… …

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  • 36Lahore High Court — The Lahore High Court is based in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Lahore High Court was established on 21 March 1919, although it s predecessors have been providing justice since 1866. The Lahore High Court has such jurisdiction as is conferred on them …

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  • 37prohibition — pro·hi·bi·tion /ˌprō ə bi shən/ n 1 a: an extraordinary writ issued by a higher court commanding an inferior court to keep within its proper jurisdiction (as by ceasing a prosecution) b: an order to refrain or stop 2 a: something (as a law) that… …

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  • 38environment — environmental, adj. environmentally, adv. /en vuy reuhn meuhnt, vuy euhrn /, n. 1. the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu. 2. Ecol. the air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other external factors… …

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  • 39Henry B. Brown and John M. Harlan: Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) — ▪ Primary Source       By 1896 segregation in railway cars was in effect in all Southern states. In an effort to test the constitutionality of Louisiana s segregation laws, Homer A. Plessy, who was only one eighth African American and could… …

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  • 40Motion Picture Association of America film rating system — R rated redirects here. For the R rating in other countries, see Motion picture rating system. PG 13 redirects here. For the wrestling team, see PG 13 (professional wrestling). The Motion Picture Association of America s film rating system is… …

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