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  • 1offence — Synonyms and related words: breach, crime, dereliction, error, fault, felony, harm, hurt, infraction, infringement, injure, insult, lapse, malefaction, misdeed, misdemeanor, offend, outrage, peccadillo, sin, slight, slip, take umbrage,… …

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  • 2Poverty — • Discusses poverty as a concept and canonical discipline Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Poverty     Poverty     † …

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  • 3Sylvester O'Halloran — (31 December 1728 ndash; 11 August 1807) was an Irish surgeon with an abiding interest in Gaelic poetry and history. For most of his life he lived and practised in Limerick, and was later elected a member of the Royal Irish Academy (RIA).Early… …

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  • 4peccadillo — n. Petty fault, slight offence, petty trespass, slight crime …

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  • 5wound — 1. noun 1) a chest wound Syn: injury, cut, gash, laceration, graze, scratch, abrasion, puncture, lesion; Medicine trauma 2) the wounds inflicted by the media Syn: insult …

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  • 6Slavery — Slave redirects here. For other uses, see Slave (disambiguation). Part of a series on …

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  • 7Penal Code (Singapore) — The Penal Code of Singapore [Singapore Statute | c ed = 1985] sets out general principles of the criminal law of Singapore, as well as the elements and penalties of common criminal offences such as homicide, theft and cheating. The Penal Code… …

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  • 8England (Since the Reformation) —     England (Since the Reformation)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► England (Since the Reformation)     The Protestant Reformation is the great dividing line in the history of England, as of Europe generally. This momentous Revolution, the outcome… …

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  • 9Common assault — was an offence under the common law of England, and has been held now to be a statutory offence in England and Wales. It is committed by a person who causes another person to apprehend the immediate use of unlawful violence by the defendant. It… …

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  • 10Ages of consent in North America — The ages of consent for sexual activity vary by jurisdiction across North America. OverviewThe age of consent is the age at or above which a person is considered to have the legal capacity to consent to sexual activity. Both partners must be of… …

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