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  • 101estate — es‧tate [ɪˈsteɪt] noun [countable] 1. PROPERTY a large piece of land in the country, usually with one large house on it and one owner: • The estate consists of the main villa, several outbuildings and barns, a swimming pool, a farm house and an… …

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  • 102Trial by combat — 1540s depiction of a 1409 judicial combat in Augsburg (Paulus Hector Mair, Munich cod. icon. 393) Trial by combat (also wager of battle, trial by battle or judicial duel) was a method of Germanic law to settle accusations in the absence of… …

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  • 103New Zealand Company — The New Zealand Company originated in London in 1837 as the New Zealand Association with the aim of promoting the systematic colonisation of New Zealand. The association, and later the company, intended to follow the colonising principles of… …

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  • 104Cuius est solum eius est usque ad coelum et ad inferos — Cuius est solum, eius est usque ad coelum et ad inferos (Latin for [for] whoever owns [the] soil, [it] is theirs all the way [up] to Heaven and [down] to Hell) often appearing in the shorter form Cuius est solum eius est usque ad coelum, omitting …

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  • 105Subpoena ad testificandum — A subpoena ad testificandum is a court summons to appear and give oral testimony for use at a hearing or trial. The subpoena developed as a creative writ, the writ subpoena , from the Court of Chancery. Writs of many kinds formed the essential… …

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  • 106Ringo (game) — Ringo is a two player abstract strategy game from Germany. It was possibly invented sometime in the late 1800 s or early 1900 s. The game simulates a castle siege. Attackers are attempting to enter a castle while defenders are trying to protect… …

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  • 107entry — en·try n pl en·tries 1: the privilege of entering real property see also right of entry 2: the act of entering real property a warrantless entry by the officer see also trespass …

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  • 108Arundhati Roy — speaking at Harvard University in April 2010. Born …

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  • 109Prescriptive Barony — cotlandThe Scots have a quite distinct legal system within the United Kingdom. Historically, in the Kingdom of Scotland, the Lord Lyon King of Arms, as the Sovereign’s Minister in matters armorial is at once Herald and Judge. Scottish… …

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  • 110property — propertyless, n. /prop euhr tee/, n., pl. properties. 1. that which a person owns; the possession or possessions of a particular owner: They lost all their property in the fire. 2. goods, land, etc., considered as possessions: The corporation is… …

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