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word of the week - english civil war

[a] long, difficult and often bloody struggle between the Crown and Parliament culminated in the victory of the Parliamentarians in the so-called “Glorious Revolution”

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tax protester

In other words, these groups or individuals seek to avoid income tax obligations without any proper legal foundation.

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word of the week emotion hate speech

Emotion is an "instinctive ... feeling as distinguished from reasoning or knowledge" and is therefore subjective

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floating ball gambling

Over the course of the three and a half years of play, one particular manoeuvre of the dealer drew frequent comments and complaints.

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File Slack

"[F]ile slack”, or unallocated space ... occurs after a file is deleted.

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Word of The Week - AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

Amnesty International is an international non-governmental organization committed to the advancement of human rights across the globe.

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[The secured creditor bank] says that the Debtor and its related corporation ... (the “Related Party”) were involved in a scheme [similar to the commonly known scheme of “cheque kitting”] whereby cheques drawn against the [bank] account were matched by fictitious deposits of cheques drawn on the Related Party's account.

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Word of the Week - LUNCH

[CRA] bulletin 1C73-21R9 ... [which] seems to be implicitly contending that “meal” and “lunch” are two different concepts ... [was] simply incorrect.

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• ... in 16 Am. Jur. Proof of Facts 273: “Computers may be defined as systems of machines that process information in the form of letters, numbers, and other symbols, and that are selfdirecting within predetermined limits”.

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Word of the Week - GREEK YOGURT

Greek Yogurt is a style of yogurt with a thicker consistency, lower carbohydrate content and higher protein content than traditional yogurt.

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“Assisted suicide” means the act of intentionally killing oneself with the assistance of another person who provides the knowledge, means or both.

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