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  • 111Switzerland — • A confederation in the central part of Western Europe, made up of twenty two cantons, three of which are divided into half cantons Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Switzerland     Switzerland …

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  • 112Conflict of Investitures —     Conflict of Investitures     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Conflict of Investitures     (Ger. Investiturstreit.)     The terminus technicus for the great struggle between the popes and the German kings Henry IV and Henry V, during the period 1075 …

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  • 113Thomas Hobbes — Infobox Philosopher region = Western Philosophers era = 17th century philosophy (Modern Philosophy) color = #B0C4DE| image caption = Thomas Hobbes| name = Thomas Hobbes birth = Birth date|1588|4|5|df=yes Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England death =… …

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  • 114Israeli land and property laws — Land and property laws in Israel provide a legal framework which governs land and property issues in Israel. At its establishment, Israel continued to apply the pre existing Ottoman and British land law. Over time, these laws were amended or… …

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  • 115Right of asylum — Asylum seekers by country of origin.   40,000 asylum seekers …

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  • 116Land and Property Laws in Israel — refers to the legal framework governing land and property issues in Israel. Following its establishment, Israel designed a system of law that legitimized both a continuation and a consolidation of the nationalisation of land and property, a… …

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  • 117Anatols Dinbergs — (born Riga, March 3 1911, died Washington, D.C., November 9 1993) was one of the preeminent career diplomats of Latvia. He entered service in Latvia s Foreign Ministry in 1932. Dinbergs remained abroad when the Soviet Union occupied Latvia,… …

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  • 118dominion — /deuh min yeuhn/, n. 1. the power or right of governing and controlling; sovereign authority. 2. rule; control; domination. 3. a territory, usually of considerable size, in which a single rulership holds sway. 4. lands or domains subject to… …

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  • 119France — • Geography, statistics, and history Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. France     France     † …

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  • 120govern — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French governer, from Latin gubernare to steer, govern, from Greek kybernan Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to exercise continuous sovereign authority over; especially to control and direct the… …

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