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  • 81-ory — o*rysuff. [L. orius: cf. F. oire.] 1. An adjective suffix meaning of or pertaining to, serving for; as in auditory, pertaining to or serving for hearing; prohibitory, amendatory, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. [L. orium: cf. F. oire.] A noun suffix… …

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  • 82Prohibitionist — Pro hi*bi tion*ist, n. [1913 Webster] 1. One who favors prohibitory duties on foreign goods in commerce; a protectionist. [1913 Webster] 2. One who favors the prohibition of the sale (or of the sale and manufacture) of alcoholic liquors as… …

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  • 83Prohibitive — Pro*hib it*ive, a. [Cf. F. prohibitif.] That prohibits; prohibitory; as, a tax whose effect is prohibitive. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 84Refractive index — Index In dex, n.; pl. E. {Indexes}, L. {Indices}(?). [L.: cf. F. index. See {Indicate}, {Diction}.] [1913 Webster] 1. That which points out; that which shows, indicates, manifests, or discloses; as, the increasing unemployment rate is an index of …

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  • 85interdict — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, alteration of entredite, from Anglo French, from Latin interdictum prohibition, from neuter of interdictus, past participle of interdicere to interpose, forbid, from inter + dicere to say more at diction Date:… …

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  • 86Precautionary principle — The precautionary principle is a moral and political principle which states that if an action or policy might cause severe or irreversible harm to the public or to the environment, in the absence of a scientific consensus that harm would not… …

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  • 87Free trade — Not to be confused with Free market. World trade A series on Trade …

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  • 88Judicial review — is the power of the courts to annul the acts of the executive and/or the legislative power where it finds them incompatible with a higher norm. Judicial review is an example of the functioning of separation of powers in a modern governmental… …

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  • 89Lal Bahadur Shastri — Infobox Prime Minister name = Lal Bahadur Shastri imagesize = 200px birth date = birth date|df=yes|1904|10|2 birth place = Mughalsarai, United Provinces, British India death date = death date and age|df=yes|1966|01|11|1904|10|02 death place =… …

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  • 90Stamp Act 1765 — Duties in American Colonies Act 1765 Parliament of Great Britain Long title An act for granting and applying certain stamp duties, and other duties, in the British colonies and plantations in America, towards further defraying the expences o …

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