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121Tibet during the Ming Dynasty — The exact nature of Sino Tibetan relations during the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644) of China is unclear. Some modern scholars living and working in the People s Republic of China assert that the Ming Dynasty had unquestioned sovereignty over Tibet,… …
122History of United States patent law — To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries; From the United States Constitution, Article I, Section 8, Clause 8. [… …
123international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …
124Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… …
125Absolution — • The remission of sin, or of the punishment due to sin, granted by the Church Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Absolution Absolution …
126Canonical Faculties — Canonical Faculties † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Canonical Faculties (Lat. Facultates) In law, a faculty is the authority, privilege, or permission, to perform an act or function. In a broad sense, a faculty is a certain power,… …
127immunity — im·mu·ni·ty /i myü nə tē/ n pl ties [Latin immunitas, from immunis exempt from public service, exempt, from in non + munis (from munia services)] 1: exemption from a duty or liability that is granted by law to a person or class of persons a… …
128Copyright law of Russia — Copyright in Russia • Copyright law of the Soviet Union • Copyright law of the Russian Federation • International copyright relations of Russia Copyright in Russia developed originally …
