MAY LAWS — MAY LAWS, a series of temporary laws applying to Jews confirmed by Czar Alexander III in May 1882 and repealed in March 1917 by the revolutionary provisional government. The pogroms which broke out in southern Russia in 1881 brought the Jewish… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
May laws — 1. See {Kulturkampf}, above. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. In Russia, severe oppressive laws against Jews, which have given occasion for great persecution; so called because they received the assent of the czar in May, 1882, and because likened to the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
May laws — plural noun (historical) Prussian laws passed in three successive Mays (1873–75), restricting the power of the Church • • • Main Entry: ↑May … Useful english dictionary
May Laws — This article is about regulations in Russia. For regulations in Germany, see Falk Laws. Temporary regulations regarding the Jews (also known as May Laws) were proposed by minister of internal affairs Nikolai Ignatyev and enacted on May 15 (May 3… … Wikipedia
Laws of Duplicate Contract Bridge — is the official rule book of contract bridge promulgated by the World Bridge Federation. The first Laws of Duplicate Contract Bridge were published in 1928. They were successively revised in 1933, 1935, 1943, 1949, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1997 and 2007 … Wikipedia
Laws of Form — (hereinafter LoF ) is a book by G. Spencer Brown, published in 1969, that straddles the boundary between mathematics and of philosophy. LoF describes three distinct logical systems: * The primary arithmetic (described in Chapter 4), whose models… … Wikipedia
Laws and customs of the Land of Israel in Judaism — (Hebrew: מצוות התלויות בארץ; translit. Mitzvot Ha teluyot Be aretz) are special Jewish laws that apply only to the Land of Israel. According to a standard view, 26 of the 613 mitzvot apply only in the Land of Israel.[1] Overall, the laws and… … Wikipedia
May 2011 — was the fifth month of the current year. It began on a Sunday and ended after 31 days on a Tuesday. International holidays (See Holidays and observances, on sidebar at right, below) Portal:Current events This is an archived version of Wikipedia s … Wikipedia
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May 2010 — was the fifth month of that year. It began on a Saturday and ended after 31 days on a Monday. International holidays (See Holidays and observances, on sidebar at right, below) Portal:Current events This is an archived version of Wikipedia s… … Wikipedia
