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• lawcourts — n. court of law, group of persons headed by a judge that administer justice in civil and criminal cases …   English contemporary dictionary

• law — n. 1 a a rule enacted or customary in a community and recognized as enjoining or prohibiting certain actions and enforced by the imposition of penalties. b a body of such rules (the law of the land; forbidden under Scots law). 2 the controlling… …   Useful english dictionary

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• Aristophanes — (Unicode|Ἀριστοφάνης, pronEng|ˌærɪˈstɒfəniːz in English, ca. 446 BC – ca. 386 BC), son of Philippus, was a Greek Old Comic dramatist. He is also known as the Father of Comedy and the Prince of Ancient Comedy . [… …   Wikipedia

• Paul Lejeune-Jung — Paul Adolf Franz Lejeune Jung, (actually Lejeune genannt Jung, meaning called Jung) (born 16 March 1882 in Cologne; died 8 September 1944 Berlin, executed) was a German economist, politician, syndic in the pulp industry, and resistance fighter… …   Wikipedia

• Matthew Stevenson — (d. 1654), also referred to as Mathew Stevenson, was an English poet and a member of the circle of cavalier wits who frequented the lawcourts following the Restoration. He was buried at St Mary in the Marsh, Norwich.[1] Publications His… …   Wikipedia

• Daumier, Honoré — Dau·mier (dō myāʹ), Honoré. 1808 1879. French artist best known for his bitterly satirical lithographs of scenes from bourgeois society. * * * ▪ French artist Introduction in full  Honoré Victorin Daumier  born Feb. 20/26, 1808, Marseille died… …   Universalium

• Athens — /ath inz/, n. 1. Greek, Athenai. a city in and the capital of Greece, in the SE part. 885,136. 2. Greater, a metropolitan area comprising the city of Athens, Piraeus, and several residential suburbs. 2,530,000. 3. a city in N Georgia. 42,549. 4.… …   Universalium

• eparch — /ep ahrk/, n. 1. the prefect or governor of an eparchy. 2. Eastern Ch. a bishop or metropolitan of an eparchy. [1650 60; < Gk éparchos commander, governor, prefect. See EP , ARCH] * * * ▪ Byzantine official       the leading Byzantine government… …   Universalium

• Virgil — /verr jeuhl/, n. 1. Vergil. 2. a male given name. * * * or Vergil orig. Publius Vergilius Maro born Oct. 15, 70, Andes, near Mantua died Sept. 21, 19 BC, Brundisium Greatest of Roman poets. The well educated son of a prosperous provincial farmer …   Universalium