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  • 81sol´i|tar´i|ly — sol|i|tar|y «SOL uh TEHR ee», adjective, noun, plural tar|ies. –adj. 1. a) alone or single; only: »A solitary rider was seen in the distance. SYNONYM(S): lone, sole. b) being the only one; standing by itself; unparalleled: »not a single, solitary …

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  • 82sol|i|tar|y — «SOL uh TEHR ee», adjective, noun, plural tar|ies. –adj. 1. a) alone or single; only: »A solitary rider was seen in the distance. SYNONYM(S): lone, sole. b) being the only one; standing by itself; unparalleled: »not a single, solitary exception… …

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  • 83prison — prisonlike, adj. /priz euhn/, n. 1. a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc. 2. See state prison. 3. any place of confinement or involuntary restraint. 4. imprisonment. [bef.… …

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  • 84Inquisition — • By this term is usually meant a special ecclesiastical institutional for combating or suppressing heresy Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Inquisition     Inquisition      …

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  • 85Iran hostage crisis — Iran United States hostage crisis A defaced Great Seal of the United States at the former U.S. embassy, Tehran, Iran, as it appeared in 2004 …

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  • 86Eastern State Penitentiary — Infobox nrhp | name =Eastern State Penitentiary nrhp type = nhl caption = The exterior of Eastern State Penitentiary location= 21st St. Fairmount Ave. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania locmapin = Pennsylvania area = built =1829 (closed in 1971)… …

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  • 87Ricardo Alvarez — is a Latino inmate on the HBO drama Oz , played by Tomas Milian. Character overview Prisoner 43A515. Convicted March 3, 1943 Armed robbery. Sentence: 20 years. Convicted again June 6, 1961 Murder in the first degree. Sentence: Life imprisonment… …

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  • 88Texas Youth Commission — The Texas Youth Commission (TYC) is a Texas state agency which operates juvenile corrections facilities in the state. The commission is headquartered in the Brown Heatly Building in Austin. As of 2007 it was the second largest juvenile… …

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  • 89Kresty Prison — Kresty ( ru. Кресты, literally Crosses ) prison, officially 1st Detention Center of Administration of Federal Service of Execution of Punishments in Saint Petersburg (Следственный Изолятор № 1 УФСИН по г. Санкт Петербургу) is a detention center… …

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  • 90Italy — • In ancient times Italy had several other names: it was called Saturnia, in honour of Saturn; Enotria, wine producing land; Ausonia, land of the Ausonians; Hesperia, land to the west (of Greece); Tyrrhenia, etc. The name Italy, which seems to… …

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