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Casimir III
Casimir III 1310-70, king of Poland (1333-70), son of Ladislaus I and last of the Piast dynasty. Called Casimir the Great, he brought comparative peace to Poland. By the Congress of Visegrad (1335) he promised to recognize the suzerainty over Silesia of John of Luxemburg, king of Bohemia; in... Read more |
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multinational corporation
multinational corporation business enterprise with manufacturing, sales, or service subsidiaries in one or more foreign countries, also known as a transnational or international corporation. These corporations originated early in the 20th cent. and proliferated after World War II. Typically, a... Read more |
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justice of the peace
justice of the peace official presiding over a type of police court . In some states of the United States the justices, who are usually elected, have jurisdiction over petty civil and criminal cases as well as having such duties as the issuing of search warrants and the performance of marriage... Read more |
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Prospero
Prospero in Shakespeare's The Tempest, the exiled Duke of Milan who exercises magical powers over the island on which he lives, and over Ariel and Caliban who are constrained to serve him. At the end of the play, preparing to return to Milan, he promises to break his staff and drown his book:... Read more |
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Banat
Banat , region extending across W Romania, NE Serbia, and S Hungary. The term banat originally referred to any of several frontier provinces of Hungary and Croatia that were ruled by bans (governors). The Banat region is bordered on the E by Transylvania and Walachia, on the W by the Tisza River,... Read more |
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Impossibility
IMPOSSIBILITY A legal excuse or defense to an action for the breach of a contract; less frequently, a defense to a criminal charge of an attempted crime, such as attempted robbery or murder. Historically, a person who entered a contract was bound to perform according to his or her promised... Read more |
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The Royal Family
Royal Family, The (1927), a comedy by George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber. [Selwyn Theatre, 343 perf.] The Cavendishes are the greatest acting family in America, presided over by the aging Fanny Cavendish ( Haidee Wright). Her daughter, Julie ( Ann Andrews), is the leading contemporary actress,... Read more |
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