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  • 41Carlsbad Decrees — The Carlsbad Decrees were a set of social restrictions introduced in the German Confederation by Prince Klemens Wenzel von Metternich on 20 September 1819 after a conference in Karlsbad, Bohemia, then part of the Austrian Empire. This meeting was …

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  • 42HADITH — HADITH, the science of Islamic tradition, applying particularly to the sunna (actions, sayings, virtues, opinions, and ways of life of muhammad ). The hadith is one of the four fundamentals which form the background of fiqh (Islamic… …

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  • 43John Belcher (politician) — John William Belcher (2 August 1905 ndash; 26 Oct 1964) was a British Labour Party politician, the first to resign in disgrace over a political scandal.Political careerA railway clerk, he was sponsored as a candidate at the 1945 general election… …

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  • 44licence — License Li cense (l[imac] sens), n. [Written also {licence}.] [F. licence, L. licentia, fr. licere to be permitted, prob. orig., to be left free to one; akin to linquere to leave. See {Loan}, and cf. {Illicit}, {Leisure}.] 1. Authority or liberty …

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  • 45License — Li cense (l[imac] sens), n. [Written also {licence}.] [F. licence, L. licentia, fr. licere to be permitted, prob. orig., to be left free to one; akin to linquere to leave. See {Loan}, and cf. {Illicit}, {Leisure}.] 1. Authority or liberty given… …

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  • 46bad — 1 Bad, evil, ill, wicked, naughty are comparable when they mean not meeting with the approval of the ethical consciousness. Bad is a very general term and applies to anyone or anything reprehensible, for whatever reason and to whatever degree… …

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  • 47licence — n. (US license) 1 a permit from an authority to own or use something (esp. a dog, gun, television set, or vehicle), do something (esp. marry, print something, preach, or drive on a public road), or carry on a trade (esp. in alcoholic liquor). 2… …

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  • 48Exorbitance — Ex*or bi*tance, Exorbitancy Ex*or bi*tan*cy,, n. A going out of or beyond the usual or due limit; hence, enormity; extravagance; gross deviation from rule, right, or propriety; as, the exorbitances of the tongue or of deportment; exorbitance of… …

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  • 49Exorbitancy — Exorbitance Ex*or bi*tance, Exorbitancy Ex*or bi*tan*cy,, n. A going out of or beyond the usual or due limit; hence, enormity; extravagance; gross deviation from rule, right, or propriety; as, the exorbitances of the tongue or of deportment;… …

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  • 50exorbitance — noun Date: 1609 1. an exorbitant action or procedure; especially excessive or gross deviation from rule, right, or propriety 2. the tendency or disposition to be exorbitant …

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