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71living will — A document which governs the withholding or withdrawal of life sustaining treatment from an individual in the event of an incurable or irreversible condition that will cause death within a relatively short time, and when such person is no longer… …
72Thelusson Act — In English law, the statute 39 & 40 Geo. Ill, c. 98, which restricted accumulations to a term of twenty one years from the testator s death. It was passed in consequence of litigation over the will of one Thelusson …
73disfavor — n. 1. Disregard, disesteem, dislike, disrespect, little or slight esteem, low regard, slight displeasure, unfavorable regard, disapproval. 2. Unacceptableness, (state of) disapproval or low regard, disgrace, uninfluential position. 3. Unkindness …
74Oath of office — Lyndon B. Johnson taking the presidential oath of office in 1963, after the assassination of John F. Kennedy An oath of office is an oath or affirmation a person takes before undertaking the duties of an office, usually a position in government… …
75Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …
76malice — The intentional doing of a wrongful act without just cause or excuse, with an intent to inflict an injury or under circumstances that the law will imply an evil intent. A condition of mind which prompts a person to do a wrongful act willfully,… …
77malice — The intentional doing of a wrongful act without just cause or excuse, with an intent to inflict an injury or under circumstances that the law will imply an evil intent. A condition of mind which prompts a person to do a wrongful act willfully,… …
78Penal Code (Singapore) — The Penal Code of Singapore [Singapore Statute | c ed = 1985] sets out general principles of the criminal law of Singapore, as well as the elements and penalties of common criminal offences such as homicide, theft and cheating. The Penal Code… …
79Oath of Allegiance (United Kingdom) — King John signing the Magna Carta at Runnymede …
80British moralists of the eighteenth century: Shaftesbury, Butler and Price — David McNaughton In this chapter I discuss the moral theories of three influential writers: Anthony Ashley Cooper, Third Earl of Shaftesbury (1671–1713); Joseph Butler (1692–1752) and Richard Price (1723–91). All three wrote extensively on issues …