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A body of water under the jurisdiction of a state or nation, to which access is not permitted, or is tightly regulated. / ˈ m eɪ r i ˈ k l ɔː z ə m / mare liberum: open sea A body of water open to all. Typically a synonym for International Waters, or in other legal parlance, the "High Seas". mea culpa: through my fault An acknowledgement ...
The United States Constitution and its amendments comprise hundreds of clauses which outline the functioning of the United States Federal Government, the political relationship between the states and the national government, and affect how the United States federal court system interprets the law. When a particular clause becomes an important ...
Used before the anglicized version of a word or name. For example, "Terra Mariae, anglice, Maryland". animus in consulendo liber: a mind unfettered in deliberation: Motto of NATO: anno (an.) in the year: Also used in such phrases as anno urbis conditae (see ab urbe condita), Anno Domini, and anno regni. anno Domini (A.D.) in the year of our Lord
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The following is a chronological list of political catchphrases throughout the history of the United States government. This is not necessarily a list of historical quotes, but phrases that have been commonly referenced or repeated within various political contexts.
In a deliberative assembly (a body that uses parliamentary procedure, such as a legislature), a quorum is necessary to conduct the business of that group. In contrast, a plenum is a meeting of the full (or rarely nearly full) body. A body, or a meeting or vote of it, is quorate if a quorum is present (or casts valid votes).
Constitution type or body type can refer to a number of attempts to classify human body shapes: Humours (Ayurveda) Somatotype of William Herbert Sheldon; Paul Carus's character typology; Ernst Kretschmer's character typology; Elliot Abravanel's glandular metabolism typology; Sasang typology by Je-Ma Lee; Bertil Lundman's racial classification ...