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  • 91infidelity — /in fi del i tee/, n., pl. infidelities. 1. marital disloyalty; adultery. 2. unfaithfulness; disloyalty. 3. lack of religious faith, esp. Christian faith. 4. a breach of trust or a disloyal act; transgression. [1375 1425; late ME < L infidelitas …

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  • 92Polybius — /peuh lib ee euhs/, n. c205 c123 B.C., Greek historian. * * * born с 200, Megalopolis, Arcadia, Greece died с 118 BC Greek statesman and historian. Son of an Achaean statesman, Polybius was one of 1,000 eminent Achaeans deported to Rome in 168 BC …

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  • 93treason — /tree zeuhn/, n. 1. the offense of acting to overthrow one s government or to harm or kill its sovereign. 2. a violation of allegiance to one s sovereign or to one s state. 3. the betrayal of a trust or confidence; breach of faith; treachery.&#8230; …

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  • 94Yi Sun-shin — born April 28, 1545, Seoul, Korea died Dec. 16, 1598, off Noryang Korean admiral and national hero. He worked on developing the kŏbuksŏn ( turtle ship ), thought to be the first ironclad battleship. As a result of Yi s preparations, his forces,&#8230; …

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  • 95Minton, Sherman — ▪ United States jurist born Oct. 20, 1890, near Georgetown, Ind., U.S. died April 9, 1965, New Albany, Ind.       associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1949–56).       Minton was the son of John Evan Minton, a farmer, and&#8230; …

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  • 96Ireland — • Ireland lies in the Atlantic Ocean, west of Great Britain . . . Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Ireland     Ireland     † …

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  • 97desertion — de·ser·tion n: the forsaking of a person, post, or relationship: as a: permanent withdrawal from living with one s spouse without the spouse s consent and without cause or justification ◇ Desertion is a ground for divorce in many states. b:&#8230; …

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  • 98sedition — se·di·tion /si di shən/ n [Latin seditio, literally, separation, from sed apart + itio act of going, from ire to go]: the crime of creating a revolt, disturbance, or violence against lawful civil authority with the intent to cause its overthrow&#8230; …

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  • 99treason — trea·son / trēz ən/ n [Anglo French treison crime of violence against a person to whom allegiance is owed, literally, betrayal, from Old French traïson, from traïr to betray, from Latin tradere to hand over, surrender]: the offense of attempting&#8230; …

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  • 100List of The Sopranos characters — The following is a listing of fictional characters from the HBO series The Sopranos. To view characters organized by their associations, see the subpages section. Contents 1 Main characters 2 Supporting characters 3 Recurring guest stars …

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