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  • 21tax deduction — lessening the income tax taken from individuals …

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  • 22mitigation of punishment — Lessening the punishment to be inflicted upon a convicted criminal out of consideration of circumstances such as former good behavior, the background of the defendant, the payment of damages by the defendant to the injured person, etc. 21 Am J2d… …

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  • 23Black Dagger Brotherhood — The Black Dagger Brotherhood is an erotic paranormal romance series by author J. R. Ward. The series focuses on six vampire brothers and warriors who live together and defend their race against lessers , de souled humans who threaten their… …

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  • 24decrease — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Diminution Nouns 1. (decrease in amount) decrease, diminution; lessening, subtraction (see deduction); reduction, abatement; shrinking, contraction, extenuation; cut back, discount. See shortness. 2.… …

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  • 25La hermandad de la daga negra — es una saga compuesta por nueve libros escritos por J.R. Ward, seudónimo de la autora Jessica Bird. Estos libros, por orden, son Amante Oscuro, Amante Eterno, Amante Despierto, Amante Confeso, Amante Desatado, Amante Consagrado, Amante Vengado,… …

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  • 26Trade Practices Act 1974 — The Trade Practices Act 1974 is an act of the Parliament of Australia. The act provides for protection of consumers and prevents some restrictive trade practices of companies. It is the key antitrust law in Australia. It is administered by the… …

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  • 27Competition and Consumer Act 2010 — Competition law Basic concepts History of competition law Monopoly Coercive monopoly Natural monopoly …

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  • 28diminution — dim·i·nu·tion /ˌdi mə nü shən, nyü / n: the act, process, or an instance of making less prohibiting the diminution of a judge s compensation U.S. Code Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 29lessen — [[t]le̱s(ə)n[/t]] lessens, lessening, lessened V ERG If something lessens or you lessen it, it becomes smaller in size, amount, degree, or importance. He is used to a lot of attention from his wife, which will inevitably lessen when the baby is… …

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  • 30let-up — n break, interval, lessening, pause, recess, remission, slackening, respite, lull FORMAL abatement, cessation COLLOQ. breather ≠ continuation * * * [noun] lessening, break, breathing space, interval, lull, pause, remission, respite, slackening *… …

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