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71check — I. noun Etymology: Middle English chek, from Anglo French eschec, from Arabic shāh, from Persian, literally, king; akin to Greek ktasthai to acquire, Sanskrit kṣatra dominion Date: 15th century 1. exposure of a chess king to an attack from which… …
72Waivers (American football) — Waivers is a National Football League labor management procedure by which a team makes an American football player contract or NFL rights (such as NFL draft rights to an unsigned player) available to all other teams. During the season (starting… …
73Parliamentary Ombudsman — The Parliamentary Ombudsman ( fi. Eduskunnan oikeusasiamies, sv. Riksdagens ombudsman) is an authority in Finland and Sweden, charged with the supervision of the public authorities. The terms JO ( Justitieombudsmannen ) in Sweden and EOA (… …
74Consumer Protection Act. (CPA) South Africa — The Consumer Protection Act, No. 68 of 2008 was signed on 24 April 2009. It aims to: • Promote a fair, accessible and sustainable marketplace for consumer products and services; • Establish national norms and standards to ensure consumer… …
75HUSBAND AND WIFE — The act of marriage creates certain rights and duties between husband and wife. In performing them, both parties have to conduct themselves according to the following rules, comprising the fundamental principles for the relationship between… …
76NBA Salary Cap — The NBA Salary Cap is the limit to the total amount of money that National Basketball Association teams are allowed to pay their players. While this seems simple enough in concept, the salary cap is in actuality extremely complex, and contains… …
77RP-US Visiting Forces Agreement — The RP US Visiting Forces Agreement is a bilateral agreement between the Philippines and the United States, consists of two separate agreement documents. The first of these documents is commonly referred to as the VFA or VFA 1 cite web… …
78NBA salary cap — The NBA salary cap is the limit to the total amount of money that National Basketball Association teams are allowed to pay their players. This limit is subject to a complex system of rules and exceptions and as such is considered a soft cap. The… …
79United States congressional conference committee — The United States Capitol, with the Senate chamber on the left, and the House on the right. Conference committees resolve differences between the two chambers. A conference committee is a committee of the Congress appointed by the House of… …
80French copyright law — The droit d auteur (or French copyright law) developed in the eighteenth century at the same time as copyright developed in the United Kingdom. Based on the right of the author ( droit d auteur ) instead of on copyright , its philosophy and… …
