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31John Abernethy (surgeon) — John Abernethy (1764–1831). Engraving by John Cochran after a portrait by Thomas Lawrence. John Abernethy FRS (3 April 1764 – 20 April 1831) was an English surgeon, grandson of the Reverend John Abernethy.[1] He was …
32Peer review — For Wikipedia s Peer Review area, see Wikipedia:Peer review. For other uses, see Peer review (disambiguation). Peer review is a process of self regulation by a profession or a process of evaluation involving qualified individuals within the… …
33Pelagianism — Pelagians redirects here. For the Italian movement of lay mystics known as Pelagians, see Pelagians (Quietism). Pelagianism is a theological theory named after Pelagius (AD 354 – AD 420/440), although he denied, at least at some point in his life …
34Torture — Torture, according to the United Nations Convention Against Torture, is any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person for such purposes as obtaining from him, or a third person,… …
35Hegemony — (pronEng|hɨˈdʒɛməni (Amer.), IPA|/hɨˈɡɛməni/ (Brit.)) [Clive Upton, Wiliam A. Kretzschmar, Rafal Konopka: Oxford Dictionary of Pronunciation for Current English . Oxford University Press, 2001] ( el. ἡγεμονία hēgemonía ) is a concept that has… …
36Cato the Elder — Marcus Porcius Cato Maior, Cato the Elder Marcus Porcius Cato[1] (234 BC, Tusculum – 149 BC) was a Roman statesman, commonly referred to as Censorius (the Censor), Sapiens (the Wise), Priscus (the Ancient), or Major, Cato the El …
37Stare decisis — (Anglo Latin pronunciation: /ˈstɛəri dɨˈsaɪsɨs]) is a legal principle by which judges are obliged to respect the precedents established by prior decisions. The words originate from the phrasing of the principle in the Latin maxim Stare decisis et …
38Richmond Football Club — This page is about the Australian rules football club. For the English rugby union club of the same name see Richmond F.C. Richmond Names Full name Richmond Football Club Nickname(s) …
39Piedmont, West Virginia — Infobox Settlement official name = Town of Piedmont, West Virginia settlement type = Town nickname = imagesize = image caption = image mapsize = 250x200px map caption = Location of Piedmont in West Virginia mapsize1 = map caption1 = subdivision… …
40Michael Psellos — This article is about the 11th century Byzantine historian and philosopher. For the 9th century Byzantine Emperor with the byname Psellus, see Michael II. Michael Psellus the Elder redirects here and is covered below under Pseudo Psellus. Michael …
