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  • 21china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …

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  • 22China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …

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  • 23ANGEL OF DEATH — (Heb. מַלְאַךְ הַמָּוֶת, malakh ha mavet). The polytheistic concept of a specific deity of death who is responsible for the origin and constant occurrence of death   on earth (cf. the Canaanite idea of the god Moth) was rejected by Jewish… …

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  • 24Prescription in Civil Jurisprudence — • Prescription in some form and under some name is said to have existed as a part of the municipal law of every civilized nation, except the Jewish . . . Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Prescription in Civil Jurisprudence      …

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