judicial+inquiry

  • 31The Shipman Inquiry — was the report produced by a British governmental investigation into the activities of general practitioner and serial killer Harold Shipman. Shipman was caught in 1998 and the inquiry commenced after his trial in 2000. It released its findings… …

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  • 32Court of Inquiry — Court Court (k[=o]rt), n. [OF. court, curt, cort, F. cour, LL. cortis, fr. L. cohors, cors, chors, gen. cohortis, cortis, chortis, an inclosure, court, thing inclosed, crowd, throng; co + a root akin to Gr. chorto s inclosure, feeding place, and… …

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  • 33Hiibel v. Sixth Judicial District Court of Nevada — SCOTUSCase Litigants=Hiibel v. Sixth Judicial District Court of Nevada ArgueDate=March 22 ArgueYear=2004 DecideDate=June 21 DecideYear=2004 FullName=Larry D. Hiibel v. Sixth Judicial District Court of Nevada, Humboldt County, et al. USVol=542… …

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  • 34Swedish Judicial Authority v Julian Assange — is the set of legal proceedings relating to claims that Julian Assange committed sexual offences in Sweden. When an arrest warrant was issued in November 2010, Assange had been living in England for 1 2 months. An extradition hearing took place… …

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  • 35Royal Commission of Inquiry into Certain Activities of the RCMP — The Royal Commission of Inquiry into Certain Activities of the RCMP, better known as the McDonald Commission, was a Royal Commission called by the Canadian government of Pierre Trudeau to investigate the Royal Canadian Mounted Police after a… …

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  • 36judicious — judicial, judicious These two words, both derived from the Latin word judex meaning ‘judge’, are easily confused although their current meanings are distinct. Judicial means ‘relating to judges or legal processes’ (a judicial inquiry / a judicial …

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  • 37judicially — judicial UK US /dʒuːˈdɪʃəl/ adjective [only before noun] LAW ► relating to the legal system: »The tax claim is part of a broader judicial investigation into the affairs of the oil group. »a judicial system/review/reform »a judicial… …

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  • 38cañada — /keuhn yah deuh, yad euh/, n. Chiefly Western U.S. 1. a dry riverbed. 2. a small, deep canyon. [1840 50; < Sp, equiv. to cañ(a) CANE + ada n. suffix] * * * Canada Introduction Canada Background: A land of vast distances and rich natural resources …

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  • 39Canada — /kan euh deuh/, n. a nation in N North America: a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 29,123,194; 3,690,410 sq. mi. (9,558,160 sq. km). Cap.: Ottawa. * * * Canada Introduction Canada Background: A land of vast distances and rich natural&#8230; …

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  • 40Ireland — Irelander, n. /uyeur leuhnd/, n. 1. John, 1838 1918, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman and social reformer, born in Ireland: archbishop of St. Paul, Minn., 1888 1918. 2. Also called Emerald Isle. Latin, Hibernia. a large western island of the British …

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