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  • 81J'accuse (letter) — J accuse ( I accuse ) was an open letter published on January 13 1898 in the newspaper L Aurore by the influential writer Émile Zola.The letter was addressed to President of France Félix Faure, and accused the government of anti Semitism and the… …

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  • 82Conviction — For other senses of this word, see conviction (disambiguation). Convicted redirects here. For other uses, see Convicted (disambiguation) …

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  • 83Stephen Downing case — The Stephen Downing case involved the conviction and imprisonment in 1974 of a 17 year old council worker, Stephen Downing, for the murder of a 32 year old legal secretary, Wendy Sewell, in the village of Bakewell in the Peak District. Following… …

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  • 84Not proven — Criminal procedure Criminal trials and convictions …

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  • 85Michael Nugent — For the American football placekicker, see Mike Nugent. Michael Nugent Born June 1, 1961 (1961 06 01) (age 50) Dublin, Ireland …

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  • 86Sarah Conlon — Born 20 January 1926(1926 01 20) Belfast Died 19 July 2008(2008 07 19) (aged 82) Belfast Nationality Northern Irish …

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  • 87failure — failure, neglect, default, miscarriage, dereliction are comparable when they mean an omission on the part of someone or something of what is expected or required oj him or of it. Failure basically implies a being found wanting; it implies a lack… …

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  • 88Judicial murder — is the unjustified execution of death penalty.The term was first used in 1782 (German Justizmord ) by August Ludwig von Schlözer in reference to the execution of Anna Göldi. In a footnote, he explains the term as: the murder of an innocent,… …

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  • 89error — er·ror n: an act that through ignorance, deficiency, or accident departs from or fails to achieve what should be done procedural error s; esp: a mistake made by a lower court in conducting judicial proceedings or making findings in a case to… …

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  • 90wrong — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I adj. immoral (see wrong); mistaken, unfactual; unsuitable, improper. See error, disagreement. n. evil, harm, injury. See wrong, malevolence. II Deviation from moral right Nouns 1. wrong, wrongfulness …

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