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search warrant

(Encyclopedia) search warrant, in law, written order by an official of a court authorizing an officer to search in a specified place for specified objects and to seize them if found. The objects…

South China Sea

(Encyclopedia) South China Sea, western arm of the Pacific Ocean, c.1,000,000 sq mi (2,590,000 sq km), between the SE Asian mainland and Taiwan, the Philippines, and Borneo. It is connected with the…

Sana

(Encyclopedia) Sana,&sp;San'a, or SanaaSana,sŏnäˈ [key], city (1994 pop. 954,448), capital and largest city of Yemen. The city lies inland on a high plain (alt. 7,250 ft/2,210 m) and is connected…

Michelle Williams Biography

Michelle WilliamsactressBorn: 9/9/1979Birthplace: Kalispell, Montana Until her Golden Globe and Oscar nominated performance in Brokeback Mountain (2005), this pouty-lipped, wide-eyed, slow-…

April 2006 Disasters

April 2, Ark., Ind., Ill., Iowa, Ky., Ohio, Miss., and Tenn.: tornadoes, at least 86, and strong storms swept eight states, destroying buildings and killing at least 23 peopleApril 3–13,…

Claudine SCHNEIDER, Congress, RI (1947)

SCHNEIDER Claudine , a Representative from Rhode Island; born Claudine Cmarada in Clairton, Pa., March 25, 1947; attended parochial schools; studied at the University of Barcelona, Spain, and…

Abruzzi

(Encyclopedia) Abruzzi Abruzzi äbr&oomacr;tˈtsē [key], region, 4,167 sq mi (10,793 sq km), central Italy, bordering on the Adriatic Sea in the east. L'Aquila is the…

Dyak

(Encyclopedia) Dyak or DayakDyakboth: dīˈăk [key], name applied to one of the groups of indigenous peoples of the island of Borneo, numbering about 2 million. The Dyaks have maintained their customs…