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homeostasis

The ability and tendency of certain systems to maintain a relatively constant internal state in spite of changes in external...

upgrade a petition If you naturalize (become an American citizen) you may ask the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to...

parricide [Latin parricida killer of a close relative] 1 : a person who murders his or her mother or father...

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matter 1 : a subject of consideration, disagreement, or litigation: as a : a legal case, dispute, or issue [a...

lien [Anglo-French, bond, obligation, literally, tie, band, from Old French, from Latin ligamen, from ligare to bind] : a charge...

insider : a person who is in a position of power or has access to confidential information: as a :...

Causative potency, the court has regard both to the blameworthiness of each party and relative importance of the acts in...

Capital punishment, inflicted in pursuance of the (English) Capital Punishment Amendment Act, 1868 (31 & 32 Vict. c. 24) (before...

Business of the House, in the House of Commons, it is not rigidly fixed. The Office of the Speaker in...

Accessorium non ducit, sed sequitur suum principale [Lat.], The accessory right does not lead, but follows its principal. Rent is...

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