clamor for payment
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dun — I noun bill of accounts, bill of costs, claim, demand, entreaty, exaction, final demand, final notice, forcible demand, fuscus, impetration, importunity, insistence, insistent demand, levy, notice, obsecration, obtestation, peremptory demand,… … Law dictionary
Gladiator — For other uses, see Gladiator (disambiguation). Part of the Zliten mosaic from Libya (Leptis Magna), about 2nd century CE. It shows (left to right) a thraex fighting a murmillo, a hoplomachus standing with another murmillo (who is signaling his… … Wikipedia
Stephen Mallory — For his son, also a Senator, see Stephen Mallory II. Stephen Russell Mallory 1st Confederate States Secretary of the Navy In office March 4, 1861 – May 20, 1865 … Wikipedia
call — 1 vt 1: to announce or recite loudly call ed the civil trial list 2: to admit (a person) as a barrister was call ed to the bar 3: to demand payment of esp. by formal notice call … Law dictionary
protest — pro·test n 1: a solemn declaration of opinion and usu. of disagreement: as a: a solemn written declaration by a notary public or U.S. consul on behalf of the holder of an instrument (as a note) announcing dishonor and declaring the liability of… … Law dictionary
Twain–Ament indemnities controversy — The Twain–Ament indemnities controversy was a major cause célèbre in the United States of America in 1901 as a consequence of the published reactions of American humorist Mark Twain to reports of Rev. William Scott Ament and other missionaries… … Wikipedia
Treaty of Old Crossing — By the Treaty of Old Crossing (1863) and the Treaty of Old Crossing (1864), the Pembina and Red Lake bands of the Ojibwe, then known as Chippewa Indians, purportedly ceded to the United States all of their rights to the Red River Valley. On the… … Wikipedia
Catholic sexual abuse scandal in the United States — Main article: Catholic sexual abuse scandals Catholic sexual abuse scandal in the United States refers to a series of lawsuits, criminal prosecutions, and scandals related to sexual abuse committed by Catholic priests and members of religious… … Wikipedia
Divorce law around the world — This article is a general overview of divorce laws around the world. Every nation in the world except the Philippines and the Vatican City allow some form of divorce. Contents 1 Muslim societies 2 Argentina 3 Brazil … Wikipedia
Dun — , DUN HIM When it comes to the origin of the word dun, most dictionaries play it safe and mark it obscure. They are wise because etymologists have disagreed for years over which of two plausible theories is the right one. According to some… … Dictionary of eponyms
