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Maldon

(Encyclopedia) MaldonMaldonmôlˈdən [key], town (1991 pop. 14,754) and district, Essex, E England, on the Blackwater estuary. Maldon is a market town with iron foundries and other small industries.…

nuisance

(Encyclopedia) nuisance, in law, an act that, without legal justification, interferes with safety, comfort, or the use of property. A private nuisance (e.g., erecting a wall that shuts off a neighbor…

Meese, Edwin, 3d

(Encyclopedia) Meese, Edwin, 3d, 1931–, American public official, b. Oakland, Calif. As a deputy district attorney of Alameda co., he was a tough prosecutor with little toleration for radical protest…

Pennines

(Encyclopedia) PenninesPenninespĕnˈīnz [key] or Pennine Chain, mountain range, sometimes called the “backbone of England,” extending c.160 mi (260 km) from the Cheviot Hills on the Scottish border to…

Corbyn, Jeremy Bernard

(Encyclopedia) Corbyn, Jeremy Bernard, 1949–, British politician. A trade union organizer, he served on the Haringey District Council in London (1974–83) before he was first elected to Parliament,…

Dera Ismail Khan

(Encyclopedia) Dera Ismail KhanDera Ismail Khandāˈrə [key]Dera Ismail Khanĭsmīlˈ khän [key], town (1981 pop. 64,358), N central Pakistan, c.1 mi (1.6 km) on the western bank of the Indus River. A…

Coatesville

(Encyclopedia) Coatesville Coatesville kōtsˈvĭl [key], city (2020 pop. 12,987), Chester co., SE Pa., on Brandywine…

Farrukhabad

(Encyclopedia) Farrukhabad Farrukhabad fər&oobreve;khˈäbädˌ [key], joint municipality with Fategarh, Uttar Pradesh…

Ansip, Andrus

(Encyclopedia) Ansip, Andrus, 1956–, Estonian political leader. Ansip was an engineer (1979–83) before becoming an official of the Tartu district committee of the Estonian Communist party (1986–88).…

Camborne-Redruth

(Encyclopedia) Camborne-Redruth Camborne-Redruth kămˈbôrn, –bûrn, rĕdˈr&oomacr;th…