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  • 1United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …

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  • 2Offences against the Person Act 1861 — The Offences against the Person Act 1861[1] Parliament of the United Kingdom Long title An Act to consolidate and amend the Statute Law of England and Ir …

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  • 3Capital punishment in the United States — This article is about capital punishment in the U.S. as a general overview. For the federal government s capital punishment laws, see Capital punishment by the United States federal government. Part of a series on Capital punishment …

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  • 4John Mitchel — (Irish: Seán Mistéil; b.November 3, 1815 ndash; d. March 20, 1875) was an Irish nationalist activist, solicitor and political journalist. Born in Camnish, near Dungiven, County Londonderry, Ireland he became a leading Member of both Young Ireland …

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  • 5Controlled Substances Act — Acronym CSA Enacted by the 91st United States Congress Effective October 27, 1970 Citations Public La …

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  • 6Thomas Francis Meagher — photo taken between 1862 and 1865 Nickname Meagher of the Sword Born …

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  • 7Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1997 — Act to make provision for the setting aside of all sentences of death in accordance with law and their substitution by lawful punishments; to amend certain laws so as to repeal provisions relating to capital punishment; to provide for minimum… …

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  • 8Argentina — (1976–1983)    On 24 March 1976 the military seized control of a deeply divided nation and instituted its Proceso de Reorganización Nacional, commonly known as the “Proceso.” As part of its plan to restore order and eradicate leftist subversion,… …

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  • 9Tim Selwyn — (b. 1974, Takapuna) is a New Zealand political activist who was found guilty of sedition on June 8 2006, the first person charged with sedition in New Zealand for more than 30 years. [Geoffrey Palmer (1990). The Reform of the Crimes Act 1961 , 20 …

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  • 10Capital punishment — Death penalty and Death sentence redirect here. For other uses, see Death penalty (disambiguation) and Death sentence (disambiguation). Execution and Execute redirect here. For other uses, see Execution (disambiguation) and Execute… …

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