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  • 41mental disorder — Any illness with a psychological origin, manifested either in symptoms of emotional distress or in abnormal behaviour. Most mental disorders can be broadly classified as either psychoses or neuroses (see neurosis; psychosis). Psychoses (e.g.,… …

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  • 42History of anarchism — Part of the Politics series on Anarchism …

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  • 43Judaism — /jooh dee iz euhm, day , deuh /, n. 1. the monotheistic religion of the Jews, having its ethical, ceremonial, and legal foundation in the precepts of the Old Testament and in the teachings and commentaries of the rabbis as found chiefly in the… …

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  • 44A Defense of Abortion — is a moral philosophical paper by Judith Jarvis Thomson first published in 1971. Granting for the sake of argument that the fetus has a right to life, Thomson uses thought experiments to argue for the moral permissibility of induced abortion. Her …

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  • 45List of Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland, 2002 — This is an incomplete list of Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland in 2002.1 100* Misuse of Drugs Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 S.R. 2002 No. 1 * General Dental Services (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 S.R. 2002 No. 2 *… …

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  • 46waiver — The intentional or voluntary relinquishment of a known right, or such conduct as warrants an inference of the relinquishment of such right, or when one dispenses with the performance of something he is entitled to exact or when one in possession… …

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  • 47Voluntaryism — is a philosophy that opposes anything that it sees as unjustifiably invasive and coercive. Voluntaryism regards government as coercive, and calls for its abolishment, but, unlike a number of other anarchist philosophies, it supports strong… …

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  • 48Holt International Children's Services — (HICS) is a US based adoption agency known for international adoptions.Holt s HistoryIn 1954, Harry (1904 ndash;1964) and Bertha Holt (1904 ndash;2000) were busy raising their six children on a farm near the small Willamette Valley town of… …

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  • 49Jainism — /juy niz euhm/, n. a dualistic religion founded in the 6th century B.C. as a revolt against current Hinduism and emphasizing the perfectibility of human nature and liberation of the soul, esp. through asceticism and nonviolence toward all living… …

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  • 50desertion — The act of forsaking or abandoning a person, a cause or a post of duty. A continued abandonment of a ship by a seaman, during the term of service provided by his contract, with intention not to return, and without sufficient cause. 48 Am J1st… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary