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death roll

a list of persons killed in a war or other disaster

Calamity

Any great misfortune or cause of misery generally applied to events or disasters which produce extensive evil either to communities or individuals

brinkmanship

the policy or practise of pushing a dangerous situation to the brink of disaster to the limits of safety in order to achieve the most advantageous outcome used especially of diplomatic maneuvers in crisis situations and...

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temporary protected status (tps)

temporary protected status (tps) Establishes a legislative basis for allowing a group of persons temporary refuge in the United States. Under a provision of the Immigration Act of 1990, the Attorney General may designate nationals of...

presumption

presumption : an inference as to the existence of a fact not certainly known that the law requires to be drawn from the known or proven existence of some other fact conclusive presumption : a presumption...

loot

loot 1 : to rob esp. during or following a catastrophe (as war, riot, or natural disaster) 2 : to rob esp. on a large scale and usually by violence or corruption vi : to engage...

common

common 1 a : of or relating to a community at large : public [ defense] b : known to the community [a thief] 2 : belonging to or shared by two or more persons or...

Relevant local authority law

Relevant local authority law, means-- (i) in relation to a city, the Bombay Municipal Corporation Act, 1949 (Bom. LIX of 1949); (ii) in relation to municipal borough, transitional area, smaller urban area and notified area, the...

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