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  • 101Sheikh Riaz Ahmad — Infobox Officeholder name = Sheikh Riaz Ahmad شیخ ریاض احمد caption = nationality = flagicon|Pakistan Pakistani order = 18th Chief Justice of Pakistan term start = February 1,2002 term end = December 31,2003 predecessor = Bashir Jehangiri… …

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  • 102West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish — NOTOC Infobox SCOTUS case Litigants=West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish ArgueDateA=December 16 ArgueDateB=17 ArgueYear=1936 DecideDate=March 29 DecideYear=1937 FullName=West Coast Hotel Company v. Ernest Parrish, et ux. USVol=300 USPage=379… …

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  • 103tyranny — /tir euh nee/, n., pl. tyrannies. 1. arbitrary or unrestrained exercise of power; despotic abuse of authority. 2. the government or rule of a tyrant or absolute ruler. 3. a state ruled by a tyrant or absolute ruler. 4. oppressive or unjustly… …

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  • 104domination — noun /ˌdɒməˈneɪʃən,ˌdɑːməˈneɪʃən/ The act of dominating; exercise of power in ruling; dominion; supremacy; authority, often done in an arbitrary or insolent way. See Also: dominate, dominion, dominator, domineering, Steven Hines …

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  • 105Mieszko the Younger — (also known as of Kalisz) (Polish: Mieszko Młodszy (kaliski)) (ca. 1160/65 – 2 August 1193) was a Duke of Kalisz since 1191 until his death. He was the second child (but fourth born son) of Mieszko III the Old, Duke of Greater Poland and since… …

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  • 106tyranny — noun (plural tyrannies) 1》 cruel and oppressive government or rule.     ↘a state under such rule. 2》 cruel and arbitrary exercise of power or control. 3》 (especially in ancient Greece) rule by a tyrant. Derivatives tyrannical adjective… …

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  • 107erase — erase, expunge, cancel, efface, obliterate, blot out, delete mean to strike out something so that it no longer has effect or existence. Erase basically implies a scraping or rubbing out of something that is written, engraved, or painted {erase a… …

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  • 108prevent — 1 Prevent, anticipate, forestall can mean to be or get ahead of or to deal with beforehand, with reference especially to a thing s due time or to its actual occurrence or to the action of another. Prevent implies frustration (as of an intention… …

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  • 109tyranny — tyr•an•ny [[t]ˈtɪr ə ni[/t]] n. pl. nies 1) arbitrary or unrestrained exercise of power; despotic abuse of authority 2) gov the government or rule of a tyrant 3) gov a state ruled by a tyrant 4) gov oppressive or unjust government 5) undue… …

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  • 110tyranny — /ˈtɪrəni / (say tiruhnee) noun (plural tyrannies) 1. arbitrary or unrestrained exercise of power; despotic abuse of authority. 2. the government or rule of a tyrant or absolute ruler. 3. a state ruled by a tyrant or absolute ruler. 4. oppressive… …