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  • 31Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board — The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board is an advisory body to assist the President of the United States and other senior executive branch officials in ensuring that concerns with respect to privacy and civil liberties are appropriately… …

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  • 32Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union — SCOTUSCase Litigants=Reno v. ACLU ArgueDate=March 19 ArgueYear=1997 DecideDate=June 26 DecideYear=1997 FullName=Janet Reno, Attorney General of the United States, et al. v. American Civil Liberties Union, et al. USVol=521 USPage=844 Citation=117… …

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  • 33Taking Liberties (Frasier episode) — Infobox Television episode | Title = Taking Liberties Series = Frasier Season = 8 Episode = 05 Caption = Niles declaring his marriage with Mel is over as he loves Daphne Airdate = 21 November 2000 Production = 40571 176 Writer = Sam Johnson Chris …

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  • 34give him an inch and he'll take an ell — A concession will encourage the taking of liberties • • • Main Entry: ↑ell …

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  • 35presume on — TAKE (UNFAIR) ADVANTAGE OF, exploit, take liberties with; count on, bank on, place reliance on. → presume * * * phrasal or presume upon 1. : to base expectations on : rely on …

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  • 36Nature fakers controversy — Illustration from William J. Long s School of the Woods (1902), showing an otter teaching her young to swim The nature fakers controversy was an early 20th century American literary debate highlighting the conflict between science and sentiment… …

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  • 37liberty — lib|er|ty [ˈlıbəti US ər ] n plural liberties ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(freedom)¦ 2¦(legal right)¦ 3¦(without permission)¦ 4 be at liberty to do something 5 take liberties with somebody/something 6 at liberty ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: liberté …

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  • 38liberty — noun 1 FREEDOM (U) the freedom and the right to do whatever you want without asking permission or being afraid of authority: People will resent these restrictions on their liberty. 2 LEGAL RIGHT (countable usually plural) a particular legal right …

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  • 39liberty — [[t]lɪ̱bə(r)ti[/t]] ♦♦♦ liberties 1) N VAR Liberty is the freedom to live your life in the way that you want, without interference from other people or the authorities. → See also civil liberties ...the ideal of equality and the appreciation of… …

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  • 40liberty — ► NOUN (pl. liberties) 1) the state of being free from oppression or imprisonment. 2) a right or privilege. 3) the power or scope to act as one pleases. 4) informal a presumptuous remark or action. ● take liberties Cf. ↑ …

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