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31China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …
32United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …
33property law — Introduction principles, policies, and rules by which disputes over property are to be resolved and by which property transactions may be structured. What distinguishes property law from other kinds of law is that property law deals with… …
34St. John the Baptist — St. John the Baptist † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. John the Baptist The principal sources of information concerning the life and ministry of St. John the Baptist are the canonical Gospels. Of these St. Luke is the most complete,… …
35abate — /ə bāt/ vb abat·ed, abat·ing [Old French abattre, literally, to knock down, from a , prefix stressing result + battre to beat] vt 1 a: to put an end to or do away with abate a nuisance b: make void: null …
36abatement — noun a) The act of abating, or the state of being abated; a lessening, diminution, or reduction; removal or putting an end to; as, the abatement of a nuisance is the suppression thereof. b) The amount abated; that which is taken away by way of… …
37National Appliance Energy Conservation Act — The National Appliance Energy Conservation Act is a 1975 piece of legislation by the United States Congress which regulates energy consumption of specific household appliances in the United States. Though minimum Energy Efficiency Standards were… …
38revival of an action — A mechanism of legal procedure that operates at the pleading stage of litigation to subsequently renew an action that has been abated, terminated, or suspended for reasons other than the merits of the claim. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of …
39abate — [[t]əbe͟ɪt[/t]] abates, abating, abated VERB If something bad or undesirable abates, it becomes much less strong or severe. [FORMAL] The storms had abated by the time they rounded Cape Horn. ...a crime wave that shows no sign of abating. Syn: die …
40abate — verb 1) the storm had abated Syn: subside, die down/away/out, lessen, ease (off), let up, decrease, diminish, moderate, decline, fade, dwindle, recede, tail off, peter out, taper off, wane, ebb …
