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71JEWISH AND ISLAMIC LAW, A COMPARATIVE REVIEW — The Relationship between Jewish and Islamic Law Comparative studies in the field of Jewish and Islamic Law began more than 150 years ago with the publication of Abraham Geiger s Was hat Mohammed aus dem Judenthum aufgenommen (1833, rev. 1902).… …
72Carbon tax — Part of a series on Green economics Concepts …
73Savings and loan association — A savings and loan association, also known as a thrift, is a financial institution that specializes in accepting savings deposits and making mortgage loans. The term is mainly used in the United States; similar institutions in the United Kingdom …
74Quistclose trust — A Quistclose trust is a specific type of trust in common law jurisdictions that arises between a debtor and a creditor, when the debtor undertakes to use the loan in a particular way, and segregates the creditor s money from his general assets.… …
75cañada — /keuhn yah deuh, yad euh/, n. Chiefly Western U.S. 1. a dry riverbed. 2. a small, deep canyon. [1840 50; < Sp, equiv. to cañ(a) CANE + ada n. suffix] * * * Canada Introduction Canada Background: A land of vast distances and rich natural resources …
76Canada — /kan euh deuh/, n. a nation in N North America: a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 29,123,194; 3,690,410 sq. mi. (9,558,160 sq. km). Cap.: Ottawa. * * * Canada Introduction Canada Background: A land of vast distances and rich natural… …
77Denmark — /den mahrk/, n. a kingdom in N Europe, on the Jutland peninsula and adjacent islands. 5,268,775; 16,576 sq. mi. (42,930 sq. km). Cap.: Copenhagen. * * * Denmark Introduction Denmark Background: Once the seat of Viking raiders and later a major… …
78Portugal — /pawr cheuh geuhl, pohr /; Port. /pawrdd too gahl /, n. a republic in SW Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula, W of Spain. (Including the Azores and the Madeira Islands) 9,867,654; 35,414 sq. mi. (91,720 sq. km). Cap.: Lisbon. * * * Portugal… …
79business organization — Introduction an entity formed for the purpose of carrying on commercial enterprise. Such an organization is predicated on systems of law governing contract and exchange, property rights, and incorporation. Business enterprises… …
80Moral Aspect of Bankruptcy — Moral Aspect of Bankruptcy † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Moral Aspect of Bankruptcy (See also CIVIL ASPECT OF BANKRUPTCY.) Bankruptcy must be considered not only from the legal but also from the moral point of view; for sound morality …
