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Amicus Curiae Amicus Curiae
AMICUS CURIAE Literally, friend of the court. A person with strong interest in or views on the subject matter of an action, but not a party to the action, may petition the court for permission to file a brief, ostensibly on behalf of a party but actually to suggest a rationale consistent with its... Read more
anecdote anecdote
anecdote , brief narrative of a particular incident. An anecdote differs from a short story in that it is unified in time and space, is uncomplicated, and deals with a single episode. The literal Greek meaning of the word is "not published," and it still retains some such sense of... Read more
Mopti Mopti
Mopti, Mali Lying on three islands at the confluence of the Niger and Bani Rivers, the name means ‘Little Contact’ from the Mande mi ‘contact’ and piti ‘little’ or ‘unimportant’. Originally a small fishing village, it was usually no more than... Read more
walking walking
walking is an activity that we normally take for granted; we consciously start or stop, and give attention to avoidance of obstacles, but otherwise this complex, co-ordinated procedure is seemingly simple and automatic.Walking, in technical terms, is a form of bipedal (or quadripedal) progression in... Read more
Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt
Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt , 1875-1953, German field marshal. He proved his exceptional abilities in World War I. In World War II he commanded in the Polish campaign (1939), in the French campaign (1940), and in Russia (June-Dec., 1941). From Mar., 1942, to Mar., 1945, except for a brief period... Read more
Stateless Society Stateless Society
Stateless SocietyBIBLIOGRAPHYThere is probably considerable common-sense agreement among those interested in what is meant by a stateless society. Brief definition of the concept does little that is positive to increase understanding, but it may focus disagreement and so lead to clarification. To... Read more
Particularism Particularism
Particularism BIBLIOGRAPHY Particularism is a philosophical position that, in brief, claims that reasoning can be rational and noncapricious without being structured using principles. (Noncapricious in this context means that we do not decide on a whim that a case is of a certain sort; there... Read more
John Riley John Riley
Riley, John (b London, 1646; d London, 27 Mar. 1691). English portrait painter. His early career is obscure, but he emerged as the most distinguished figure in English portraiture in the brief interval between the death of Lely in 1680 and the dominance of Kneller. Although he was appointed... Read more
Right to Bear Arms Right to Bear Arms
Arms, Right to Bear. The Second Amendment's brief but tangled declaration that “[a] well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed” remains among the Constitution's most controversial... Read more
Eleonora Eleonora
Eleonora, story by Poe, in The Gift (1842). This brief romance tells of a youth reared with his cousin Eleonora in the beautiful Valley of the Many‐Colored Grass. They fall in love, but she dies after he pledges never to wed “any daughter of Earth.” Grieving, he goes to a... Read more

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