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  • 101Kulturkriminologie — Der Begriff cultural criminology bzw. Kulturkriminologie bezeichnet eine kriminologische Theorieströmung aus dem angelsächsischem Sprachraum als besondere Form der übergeordneten Cultural studies. Beschreibung Cultural Criminology ist ein… …

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  • 102Хаббард, Лафайет Рональд — Эта статья является предметом процедуры посредничества. В настоящее время вокруг статьи происходит сложный конфликт участников, из за чего начата процедура посредничества. Просьба вносить свои правки в соответствии с принятыми решениями… …

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  • 103high road — n. 1. Chiefly Brit. a main road; highway 2. an easy or direct way 3. a course of action, position, etc. that is uninfluenced by partisanship, self interest, vindictiveness, etc.: usually in the phrase take the high road: Also written highroad n.… …

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  • 104deism — /dee iz euhm/, n. 1. belief in the existence of a God on the evidence of reason and nature only, with rejection of supernatural revelation (distinguished from theism). 2. belief in a God who created the world but has since remained indifferent to …

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  • 105international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …

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  • 106Julius II — (Giuliano della Rovere) 1443 1513, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1503 13. * * * orig. Giuliano della Rovere born Dec. 5, 1443, Albisola, republic of Genoa died Feb. 21, 1513, Rome Pope (1503–13). The nephew of Sixtus IV, he fled Rome in 1494 to… …

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  • 107magnanimous — magnanimously, adv. magnanimousness, n. /mag nan euh meuhs/, adj. 1. generous in forgiving an insult or injury; free from petty resentfulness or vindictiveness: to be magnanimous toward one s enemies. 2. high minded; noble: a just and magnanimous …

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  • 108reconstruction — reconstructional, reconstructionary, adj. /ree keuhn struk sheuhn/, n. 1. an act of reconstructing. 2. (cap.) U.S. Hist. a. the process by which the states that had seceded were reorganized as part of the Union after the Civil War. b. the period… …

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  • 109revenge — revengeless, adj. revenger, n. revengingly, adv. /ri venj /, v., revenged, revenging, n. v.t. 1. to exact punishment or expiation for a wrong on behalf of, esp. in a resentful or vindictive spirit: He revenged his murdered brother. 2. to take… …

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  • 110Roman holiday — 1. a public spectacle or controversy marked by barbarism, vindictiveness, or scandal. 2. pleasure or advantage gained from the discomfort or suffering of others. [1885 90] * * * …

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