Peculation
101peculator — See peculation. * * * …
102Alexander the Great — 356 323 B.C., king of Macedonia 336 323: conqueror of Greek city states and of the Persian empire from Asia Minor and Egypt to India. * * * or Alexander III born 356 BC, Pella, Macedonia died June 13, 323 BC, Babylon King of Macedonia (336–323)… …
103Chabot, Philippe de, Seigneur De Brion — ▪ French admiral also called Admiral De Brion, French Amiral De Brion born c. 1492 died June 1, 1543 grand admiral of France under Francis I, whose favour raised him from the petty nobility of Poitou to glory and the vicissitudes of… …
104Franklin Pierce: Inaugural Address — ▪ Primary Source Friday, March 4, 1853 It is a relief to feel that no heart but my own can know the personal regret and bitter sorrow over which I have been borne to a position so suitable for others rather than desirable for myself.… …
105George Washington: On the Lack of a National Spirit — ▪ Primary Source At no time during the Revolution was there unity of public mind or purpose in America. Even many of those who generally accepted independence were reluctant to give wholehearted support with taxes or military service …
106Italy — • In ancient times Italy had several other names: it was called Saturnia, in honour of Saturn; Enotria, wine producing land; Ausonia, land of the Ausonians; Hesperia, land to the west (of Greece); Tyrrhenia, etc. The name Italy, which seems to… …
107Venezuela — • A republic formed out of the provinces which, under Spanish rule, constituted the captaincy general of the same name Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Venezuela Venezuela …
108Henry Fitzalan — Henry Fitzalan † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Henry Fitzalan Twelfth Earl of Arundel, b. about 1511; d. in London, 24 Feb., 1580 (O.S. 1579). Son of William, eleventh earl, and Lady Anne Percy, he was godson to Henry VIII, in whose palace… …
109bad faith — n: intentional deception, dishonesty, or failure to meet an obligation or duty no evidence of bad faith compare good faith in bad faith: with or characterized by intentional deception or dishonesty possessor in bad faith an obligation …
110conversion — con·ver·sion /kən vər zhən/ n 1 a: the act of changing from one form or use to another b: the act of exchanging one kind of property for another; esp: the act of exchanging preferred stocks or bonds for shares of common stock of the same company… …
