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  • 71United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …

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  • 72arrest — ar·rest 1 /ə rest/ n [Middle French arest, from arester to stop, seize, arrest, ultimately from Latin ad to, at + restare to stay]: the restraining and seizure of a person whether or not by physical force by someone acting under authority (as a… …

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  • 73enjoin — en·join /in jȯin/ vt [Anglo French enjoindre to impose, constrain, from Old French, from Latin injungere to attach, impose, from in on + jungere to join]: to prohibit by judicial order: issue an injunction against a three judge district court… …

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  • 74estop — es·top /es täp/ vt es·topped, es·top·ping [Anglo French estop(p)er, literally, to stop up, from Middle French estouper, ultimately from Latin stuppa hemp fiber (used for plugging holes)]: to impede or bar by estoppel Merriam Webster’s Dictionary… …

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  • 75stay — 1 vt stayed, stay·ing: to temporarily suspend or prevent by judicial or executive order may not grant an injunction to stay proceedings in a state court U.S. Code stay 2 n: a temporary suspension or injunction of an action or process by a usu.… …

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  • 76Neutrality (international relations) — For other uses, see Neutral. A map of the world showing the countries in question: neutral countries in green, countries claiming to be neutral in yellow, and countries neutral in the past in blue. A neutral power in a particular war is a… …

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  • 77Mount Zion Cemetery, Jerusalem — בית הקברות הפרוטסטנטי בהר ציון Mount Zion Cemetery Zionsfriedhof Details Year established 1848 Country Israel Location Aravna haYevusi No. 3, Mount Zion, Jerusalem (access through Jerusalem University College campus) Coordinates …

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  • 78intercept — in·ter·cept vt: to receive (a communication or signal directed elsewhere) usu. secretly shall not be unlawful...for a person acting under color of law to intercept a wire, oral, or electronic communication where such person is a party to the… …

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  • 79stop — 1 vb stopped, stop·ping vt 1: to cause to halt stopped payment 2: to subject to a legal stop vi: to cease activity or motion stop 2 n: an act or inst …

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  • 80avert — I verb amovere, arrest, avertere, avoid, change the course of, check, counteract, deflect, deter, divert, fend off, forestall, head off, intercept, make possible the avoidance of, parry, prevent, prohibere, shove aside, shunt, stave off, thwart,… …

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