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Garland, Augustus Hill
(Encyclopedia) Garland, Augustus Hill, 1832–99, American lawyer and politician, b. Tipton co., Tenn. He became a prominent lawyer in Arkansas and during the Civil War served in the Confederate House…Castiglione, Baldassare, Conte
(Encyclopedia) Castiglione, Baldassare, ConteCastiglione, Baldassare, Contebäldäs-säˈrā kōnˈtā kästēlyōˈnā [key], 1478–1529, Italian soldier, author, and statesman attached to the court of the duke…campaign, political
(Encyclopedia) campaign, political, organized effort to secure nomination and election of candidates for government offices. In the United States, the most important political campaigns are those for…Maldives
(Encyclopedia) MaldivesMaldivesmălˈdēvz, –dīvz [key], Dhivehi Dhivehi Raajje, officially Republic of Maldives, republic (2015 est. pop. 418,000), 115 sq mi (298 sq km), off the coast of S Asia in the…Middle Temple
(Encyclopedia) Middle Temple: see Inns of Court; Temple, the.Francis I, king of the Two Sicilies
(Encyclopedia) Francis I, 1777–1830, king of the Two Sicilies (1825–30), son and successor of Ferdinand I. He continued the ruthless and reactionary policy of his father, and his court was notorious…daimyo
(Encyclopedia) daimyodaimyodīˈmyô [key] [Jap.,=great name], the great feudal landholders of Japan, the territorial barons as distinguished from the kuge, or court nobles. Great tax-free estates were…war crimes
(Encyclopedia) war crimes, in international law, violations of the laws of war (see war, laws of). Those accused have been tried by their own military and civilian courts, by those of their enemy,…Inner Temple
(Encyclopedia) Inner Temple: see Inns of Court and Temple, the.Rab-saris
(Encyclopedia) Rab-sarisRab-sarisrăbsāˈrĭs [key], in the Bible, title of a high official at the Assyrian and Babylonian court, used of the times of Sennacherib and of Nebuchadnezzar.Trending
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