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81reply — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ brief, monosyllabic (esp. BrE) ▪ blunt, curt, short, terse ▪ His reply was short and to the point …
82commitment — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. commission; committal, promise, pledge; involvement. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An obligation] Syn. pledge, responsibility, engagement, assurance; see duty 1 , 2 , promise 1 . 2. [Committedness] Syn.… …
83Lawsuit — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Lawsuit >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 lawsuit lawsuit suit action cause Sgm: N 1 litigation litigation Sgm: N 1 suit in law suit in law Sgm: N 1 dispute dispute &c. 713 GRP …
84perpetration — noun the act of committing a crime (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑commission, ↑committal • Derivationally related forms: ↑commit (for: ↑committal), ↑commit ( …
85WAR CRIMES TRIALS — Crystallization of the Principles of International Criminal Law Immediately after the outbreak of World War II, when the first Nazi violations of the laws and customs of war as defined by the Hague and Geneva Conventions were revealed (and in… …
86Compromise — Com pro*mise, n. [F. compromis, fr. L. compromissum a mutual promise to abide by the decision of an arbiter, fr. compromittere to make such a promise; com + promittere to promise. See {Promise}.] 1. A mutual agreement to refer matters in dispute… …
87Book of Common Prayer — For the novel, see A Book of Common Prayer. Part of a series on the Anglican Communion …
88David Rice Atchison — President for One Day and President for a Day redirect here. For other uses, see President for One Day (disambiguation). David Rice Atchison United States Senator from Missouri …
89Global warming controversy — refers to a variety of disputes, significantly more pronounced in the popular media than in the scientific literature,[1][2] regarding the nature, causes, and consequences of global warming. The disputed issues involve the causes of increased… …
90Indictable offence — In many common law jurisdictions (e.g. the Republic of Ireland, Canada, Hong Kong, India, Australia, New Zealand), an indictable offence is an offence which can only be tried on an indictment after a preliminary hearing to determine whether there …
