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justice of the peace
(Encyclopedia) justice of the peace, official presiding over a type of police court. In some states of the United States the justices, who are usually elected, have jurisdiction over petty civil and…Isles of the Blest
(Encyclopedia) Isles of the Blest: see Fortunate Isles.Nile, battle of the
(Encyclopedia) Nile, battle of the: see Abu Qir.Ozarks, Lake of the
(Encyclopedia) Ozarks, Lake of the, artificial lake, 93 sq mi (241 sq km), c.130 mi (210 km) long, central Mo., largest reservoir in the state; created by the impounding of the Osage River by Bagnell…Pacific, War of the
(Encyclopedia) Pacific, War of the, 1879–84, war between Chile and the allied nations, Peru and Bolivia; also called the Chile–Peruvian War. The trouble began when President Hilarión Daza of Bolivia…Oratory, Congregation of the
(Encyclopedia) Oratory, Congregation of the [Lat. abbr., Cong. Orat.], in the Roman Catholic Church, founded in 1575, an association of secular priests organized into independent communities…obliquity of the ecliptic
(Encyclopedia) obliquity of the ecliptic: see inclination.Mountains of the Moon
(Encyclopedia) Mountains of the Moon, Africa: see Ruwenzori.Moon, Mountains of the
(Encyclopedia) Moon, Mountains of the, Africa: see Ruwenzori.Marne, battle of the
(Encyclopedia) Marne, battle of the, two important battles of World War I that are named for the Marne River. In the first battle (Sept. 6–9, 1914) the German advance on Paris was halted at the Marne…Trending
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