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  1. decriminalise
    make legal
  2. Nammu
    goddess personifying the primeval sea
  3. criminalise
    declare illegal; outlaw
  4. BCE
    of the period before the Common Era
  5. disgruntle
    put into a bad mood or into bad humour
  6. logic bomb
    a set of instructions inserted into a program that are designed to execute (or `explode') if a particular condition is satisfied; when exploded it may delete or corrupt data, or print a spurious message, or have other harmful effects
  7. normative
    relating to or dealing with typical standards or patterns
  8. sharia
    the code of religious law derived from the Quran
  9. tort
    a wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought
  10. laxly
    in a permissively lenient manner
  11. economy of scale
    the savings in production cost due to mass production
  12. coerce
    cause to do through pressure or necessity
  13. relativism
    the doctrine that judgment is based on situational context
  14. infraction
    a violation of a law or rule
  15. systematize
    arrange or carry out according to an orderly plan
  16. indictable
    liable to be accused, or cause for such liability
  17. pater
    an informal use of the Latin word for father
  18. centric
    having or situated at or near a center
  19. compile
    get or gather together
  20. Foucault
    French physicist who determined the speed of light and showed that it travels slower in water than in air; invented the Foucault pendulum and the gyroscope (1819-1868)
  21. breach of contract
    a breach of a legal duty
  22. Roman law
    the legal code of ancient Rome
  23. sabotage
    a deliberate act of destruction or disruption
  24. Adam Smith
    Scottish economist who advocated private enterprise and free trade (1723-1790)
  25. line of reasoning
    a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning
  26. tabulate
    arrange or enter in rows and columns
  27. validity
    the quality of being legitimate and rigorous
  28. Aquinas
    (Roman Catholic Church) Italian theologian and Doctor of the Church who is remembered for his attempt to reconcile faith and reason in a comprehensive theology; presented philosophical proofs of the existence of God (1225-1274)
  29. undesired
    not desired
  30. natural law
    a body of inherent rules governing human conduct in society
  31. utilitarianism
    the doctrine that the useful is the good
  32. contributory
    tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
  33. Gujarat
    a region of western India to the north of Bombay (bordering the Arabian Sea) where Gujarati is spoken
  34. Scandinavia
    a group of culturally related countries in northern Europe
  35. envisage
    form a mental image of something that is not present
  36. stem-cell research
    research on stem cells and their use in medicine
  37. bind over
    order a defendant to be placed in custody pending the outcome of a proceedings against him or her
  38. pre-emptive
    designed or having the power to deter or prevent an anticipated situation or occurrence
  39. Germanic
    of or relating to the language of Germans
  40. harmonise
    bring into consonance or accord
  41. Hammurabi
    Babylonian king who codified the laws of Sumer and Mesopotamia (died 1750 BC)
  42. deterrence
    a negative motivational influence
  43. monetary
    relating to or involving money
  44. Hellenic
    of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks or the Greek language
  45. derive
    come from
  46. Thomas Aquinas
    (Roman Catholic Church) Italian theologian and Doctor of the Church who is remembered for his attempt to reconcile faith and reason in a comprehensive theology; presented philosophical proofs of the existence of God (1225-1274)
  47. theocracy
    a political unit governed by a deity
  48. originate
    come into existence; take on form or shape
  49. coercive
    serving or intended to force
  50. canon law
    the body of official rules governing the affairs of a church
  51. Teutonic
    of or pertaining to the ancient Teutons or their languages
  52. hegemony
    the dominance or leadership of one social group over others
  53. genocide
    systematic killing of a racial or cultural group
  54. datum
    an item of factual information from measurement or research
  55. allocation
    the act of distributing or apportioning according to a plan
  56. freeholder
    the owner of a freehold
  57. prevailing
    most frequent or common
  58. parlance
    a manner of speaking natural to a language's native speakers
  59. inherently
    in an essential manner
  60. Sumerian
    of or relating to ancient Sumer or its inhabitants
  61. Nietzsche
    influential German philosopher remembered for his concept of the superman and for his rejection of Christian values; considered, along with Kierkegaard, to be a founder of existentialism (1844-1900)
  62. centralized
    located in one place or under control of a single authority
  63. sociological
    of or relating to human society
  64. unabated
    continuing at full strength or intensity
  65. entail
    have as a logical consequence
  66. commentator
    an expert who observes and remarks on something
  67. Britannic
    of Britain
  68. detrimental
    causing harm or injury
  69. ally with
    unite formally; of interest groups or countries
  70. disgruntled
    in a state of sulky dissatisfaction
  71. Gaius
    Roman Emperor who succeeded Tiberius and whose uncontrolled passions resulted in manifest insanity; noted for his cruelty and tyranny; was assassinated (12-41)
  72. patrimony
    an inheritance coming by right of birth
  73. apartheid
    a social policy of racial segregation
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