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  • 41secret — adj Secret, covert, stealthy, furtive, clandestine, surreptitious, underhand, underhanded are comparable when they mean done, carried on, operated, or accomplished so as not to attract attention or observation. Secret, the most general of these… …

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  • 42Miranda warning — The Miranda warning (also referred to as Miranda rights) is a warning that is required to be given by police in the United States to criminal suspects in police custody (or in a custodial interrogation) before they are interrogated to inform them …

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  • 43Watergate burglaries — WatergateThe Watergate burglaries, which took place on May 28 and June 17, 1972, have been cited in testimony, media accounts, and popular works on Watergate as the pivotal event that led ultimately to the Watergate scandal. Five men who were… …

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  • 44Padlock — For other uses, see Padlock (disambiguation). Padlock Padlocks are portable locks used to protect against theft, vandalism, sabotage, unauthorized use, and harm. They are designed to protect against some degree of forced and surreptitious entry …

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  • 45Massiah v. United States — Supreme Court of the United States Argued March 3, 1964 Decided May 18, 1964 …

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  • 46furtive — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. stealthy, sly, surreptitious, sneaking, skulking, covert. See concealment. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Clandestine] Syn. secret, hidden, surreptitious, stealthy; see secret 3 . 2. [Evasive] Syn.… …

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  • 47secret — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Kept private Nouns secret; dead secret, profound secret; mystery; sealed or closed book; skeleton in the closet; confidence; hidden agenda; problem, enigma, riddle, puzzle, crossword puzzle, [double]… …

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  • 48secret — 1. adjective 1) a secret plan Syn: confidential, top secret, classified, undisclosed, unknown, private, under wraps; informal hush hush; formal sub rosa Ant: public, known 2) a secret drawer in the table …

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  • 49secret — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French secré, secret, from Latin secretus, from past participle of secernere to separate, distinguish, from se apart + cernere to sift more at secede, certain Date: 14th century 1. a. kept from… …

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  • 50COINTELPRO — Federal Bureau of Investigation Common name Federal Bureau of Investigation Abbreviation FBI …

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