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  2. Signifyin' - Wikipedia

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    Rudy Ray Moore, known as "Dolemite", is well known for having used the term in his comedic performances.While signifyin(g) is the term coined by Henry Louis Gates Jr. to represent a black vernacular, the idea stems from the thoughts of Ferdinand De Saussure and the process of signifying—"the association between words and the ideas they indicate."

  3. Canadian Foundation for Children, Youth and the Law v Canada ...

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    Canadian Foundation for Children, Youth and the Law v Canada (AG), [2004] 1 S.C.R. 76, 2004 SCC 4 – known also as the spanking case – is a leading Charter decision of the Supreme Court of Canada where the Court upheld section 43 of the Criminal Code that allowed for a defence of reasonable use of force by way of correction towards children as not in violation of section 7, section 12 or ...

  4. Assault occasioning actual bodily harm - Wikipedia

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    [citation needed] It has been accepted that actual bodily harm includes any hurt or injury that interferes with the health or comfort of the victim, and which is more than transient or trifling. To damage an important physical aspect of a person's bodily integrity must amount to actual bodily harm, even if the element damaged is dead skin or ...

  5. Ratchet (slang) - Wikipedia

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    The term has since been extended to have broader meanings and connotations and is no longer strictly bound by race or gender. [11] [12] [7] The term gained popularity in 2012 through music artists and celebrities. [11] [12] [7] It has been used in ways similar to the word "ghetto". [13] "Ratchet" can be used as an adjective, noun, or verb. [11]

  6. Trifles (play) - Wikipedia

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    Greek writer Xenophon, who insisted that the gods made women for indoors, and man for outdoor pursuits.” [18] Ultimately, as the men diminish the women’s concerns, their ‘trifling’ concerns are what led to them solving the investigation. Justice is a major theme of Trifles, especially as it pertains to women.

  7. Bodily harm - Wikipedia

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    Bodily harm is a legal term of art used in the definition of both statutory and common law offences in Australia, Canada, England and Wales and other common law jurisdictions. It is a synonym for injury or bodily injury and similar expressions, though it may be used with a precise and limited meaning in any given jurisdiction.

  8. Difference between a citation and a speeding ticket - AOL

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    If you receive a citation or ticket while driving, it’s important to respond promptly. First, carefully review the ticket to understand the violation, the fine amount and the court date.

  9. Parenthetical referencing - Wikipedia

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    In the author–date method (Harvard referencing), [4] the in-text citation is placed in parentheses after the sentence or part thereof that the citation supports. The citation includes the author's name, year of publication, and page number(s) when a specific part of the source is referred to (Smith 2008, p. 1) or (Smith 2008:1).