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freedom

freedom 1 : the quality or state of being free: as a : the absence of necessity, coercion, or constraint in choice or action b

emergency

emergency pl: -cies 1 : an unforeseen combination of circumstances or the resulting state that calls for immediate action 2 : an urgent need for assistance or relief [a state of ]

certificare, from Late Latin, to assure, convince, from Latin certus certain + -ficare to make] 1 : to state authoritatively: as a : to give assurance of the validity of [ corporate records] b : to present … as being true or as reported or as meeting a standard [refused to the suit as a class action and dismissed it "Marcia Coyle"] 2 : to guarantee (a personal check) as to signature and amount by

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entrapment

process of entrapping [ is un-American and has no place in law enforcement "Tip O'Neill"] 2 : the state or condition of being entrapped ;also : the affirmative defense of having been entrapped by a government agent … entrapment 1 : the action or process of entrapping [ is un-American and has no place in law enforcement "Tip O'Neill"] 2 :

Arbitrary

manner which does not disclose any discernible principle which is reasonable itself shall be labelled as arbitrary. Every State action must be informed by reason and it follows that an act uniformed by reason is per se arbitrary,

forum

: public forum 2 a : a judicial body or assembly : court [allowed the defendant in a state court action to choose the federal by removing the case "M. H. Redish"] b : the territorial jurisdiction

participation

participation 1 : the action or state of taking part in something: as a : association with others in a relationship (as a partnership) or

procedural law

is distinguished from law that creates, defines, or regulates rights [the federal courts in diversity actions must apply state substantive law and federal procedural law "Miller v. American Dredging Corp., 595 So. 2d 615 (1992)"] ;also : … suit) and that is distinguished from law that creates, defines, or regulates rights [the federal courts in diversity actions must apply state substantive law and federal procedural law "Miller v. American Dredging Corp., 595 So. 2d 615

Guilt

criminality and consequent exposure to punishment resulting from willful disobedience of law or from morally wrong action the state of one who has broken a moral or political law crime criminality offense against right

orgasm

Eager or immoderate excitement or action the state of turgescence of any organ erethism

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