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1Forced confession — A forced confession is a confession obtained by a suspect or a prisoner under means of torture of some kind, or duress. Depending on the level of coercion used, a forced confession may or may not be valid. The person being interrogated may agree… …
2Roman Catholicism — the faith, practice, and system of government of the Roman Catholic Church. [1815 25] * * * Largest single Christian denomination in the world, with some one billion members, or about 18% of the world s population. The Roman Catholic church has… …
3Miranda warning — The Miranda warning (also referred to as Miranda rights) is a warning that is required to be given by police in the United States to criminal suspects in police custody (or in a custodial interrogation) before they are interrogated to inform them …
4Moazzam Begg — Born 1968 (age 42–43) Sparkhill, Birmingham, England Arrested February 2002 Islamabad, Paki …
5INQUISITION — INQUISITION, special permanent tribunal of the medieval Catholic Church, established to investigate and combat heresy. The Early Institution Although the Inquisition was established by Pope gregory ix , it owed its name to the procedure… …
6evidence — /ev i deuhns/, n., v., evidenced, evidencing. n. 1. that which tends to prove or disprove something; ground for belief; proof. 2. something that makes plain or clear; an indication or sign: His flushed look was visible evidence of his fever. 3.… …
7France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …
8Martin Bucer — Butzer redirects here. For other people with the name Butzer, see Butzer (surname). Not to be confused with Martin Buser. Martin Bucer Martin Bucer, portrait from Icones quinquaginta vivorum by Jean Jacques Boissard Era …
9Khalid Sheikh Mohammed — Arabic: خالد شيخ محمد Born March 1, 1964 (1964 03 01) (age 47)[ …
10Human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran — The state of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran has been criticized both by both Iranians and international human right activists, writers, and NGOs. The United Nations General Assembly and the Human Rights Commission have condemned… …
