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  • 41Delany, Martin R. — ▪ American physician and abolitionist in full  Martin Robison Delany   born , May 6, 1812, Charles Town, Virginia, U.S. died January 24, 1885, Xenia, Ohio       African American abolitionist, physician, and editor in the pre Civil War period; his …

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  • 42Prussian Civil Code — byname of  German Allgemeines Landrecht        (“General State Law”), the law of the Prussian states, begun during the reign of Frederick the Great (1740–86) but not promulgated until 1794 under his successor, Frederick William II. It was to be… …

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  • 43Isidore of Seville, Saint — (ca. 560–636)    Considered the last of the Latin church fathers, Isidore was born about 560 and died in Seville on April 4, 636. Isidore was important in his own day as an enlightened prelate and for his influence at important church councils in …

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  • 44fundamental rights — Those rights which have their source, and are explicitly or implicitly guaranteed, in the federal Constitution, Price v. Cohen, C.A.Pa., 715 F.2d 87, 93, and state constitutions, Sidle v. Majors, 264 Ind. 206, 341 N.E.2d 763. See e.g., bill of… …

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  • 45fundamental rights — Those rights which have their source, and are explicitly or implicitly guaranteed, in the federal Constitution, Price v. Cohen, C.A.Pa., 715 F.2d 87, 93, and state constitutions, Sidle v. Majors, 264 Ind. 206, 341 N.E.2d 763. See e.g., bill of… …

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  • 46SHERMAN, ARCHIE — (1911– ), British property developer and philanthropist. Sherman was born and educated in Cardiff, S. Wales. In 1939 he moved to London, where he earned a reputation as an expert on shop properties and, after a successful career in real estate,… …

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  • 47SEBI Act 1992 — The Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (the SEBI Act) was amended in the years 1995, 1999 and 2002 to meet the requirements of changing needs of the securities market and responding to the development in the securities market. Based …

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  • 48Europe, 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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  • 49Hermeneutics — Gadamer and Ricoeur G.B.Madison THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: ROMANTIC HERMENEUTICS Although the term ‘hermeneutics’ (hermeneutica) is, in its current usage, of early modern origin,1 the practice it refers to is as old as western civilization itself …

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  • 50India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… …

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