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Brewer's: Dispute

(2 syl.) means, literally, to “lop down” (Latin, dis-puto ); debate means to “knock down” (French, débattre); discuss means to “shake down” (Latin, dis-quatio); object' is to “cast against…

Palestine (Disputed)

Infoplease has everything you need to know about Palestine (Disputed). Check out our country profile, full of essential information about Palestine (Disputed)'s geography, history, government,…

Western Sahara (Disputed)

Infoplease has everything you need to know about Western Sahara (Disputed). Check out our country profile, full of essential information about Western Sahara (Disputed)'s geography, history, …

Northeast Boundary Dispute

(Encyclopedia) Northeast Boundary Dispute, controversy between the United States and Great Britain concerning the Maine–New Brunswick boundary. The treaty of 1783 ending the American Revolution had…

Venezuela Boundary Dispute

(Encyclopedia) Venezuela Boundary Dispute, diplomatic controversy, notable for the tension caused between Great Britain and the United States during much of the 19th cent. Of long standing, the…

Alverstone, Richard Everard Webster, 1st Viscount

(Encyclopedia) Alverstone, Richard Everard Webster, 1st ViscountAlverstone, Richard Everard Webster, 1st Viscountôlˈvərstən [key], 1842–1915, lord chief justice of England (1900–1913). He served on…

Hague Tribunal

(Encyclopedia) Hague Tribunal, popular name for the Permanent Court of Arbitration established in 1899 by a convention of the First Hague Peace Conference to facilitate arbitration and other forms of…

Fenwick, John

(Encyclopedia) Fenwick, John, 1618–83, Quaker colonist in America, b. England. Planning to found a Quaker refuge in America, Fenwick obtained (1674) Lord Berkeley's share of New Jersey in trust for…