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attainder |
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n [ME attaynder, fr. MF ataindre
to accuse, attain] (15c) 1: extinction of the civil rights and capacities of a
person upon sentence of death or outlawry usu. after a conviction of treason |
| bear
arms |
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to carry or possess arms |
| capitation |
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n [LL capitation-, capitatio poll
tax, fr. L capit-, caput] (1641) 1: a direct uniform tax imposed on each
head or person: |
| Citizen |
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one entitled to the rights of
a freeman |
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| Free |
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Having the legal and political
rights of a citizen. |
| Freeman |
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one enjoying civil or
political liberty , one having the full rights of a citizen. |
| ex post
facto |
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adj (1787): done, made, or
formulated after the fact |
| habeas
corpus |
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n [ME, fr. ML, lit., you should have the
body (the opening words of the writ)] (15c) 1: any of several common-law writs
issued to bring a party before a court or judge; |
| poll
tax |
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a uniform per capita payment or fee |
| Liberty |
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The quality or state of being
free. |
| militia |
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n [L, military service, fr. milit-,
miles] (ca. 1660) 1 a: a part of the organized armed forces of a country liable
to call only in emergency b: a body of citizens organized for military service 2:
the whole body of able-bodied male citizens declared by law as being subject to call
to military service |
| Misprision
of Felony |
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1.
Misadministration of public office. 2.
Neglect in preventing or reporting a felony or treason by one not an accessory. 3.
An act of sedition against a government or the courts.
Whoever, having knowledge of the actual commission of a felony cognizable by the courts
of the United States, conceals and does not as soon as possible make known the same to
some judge or other person in civil or military authority under the United States is
guilty of the federal crime of misprision of felony.
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| Sovereign |
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possessed of supreme power .. unlimited in
extent .. enjoying autonomy |
suffrage |
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n [in sense 1, fr. ME, fr. MF, fr. ML suffragium,
fr. L, vote, political support, fr. suffragari to support with one's vote; in
other senses, fr. L suffragium] (14c) 1: a short intercessory prayer usu. in
a series 2: a vote given in deciding a controverted question or in the choice of a
person for an office or trust 3: the right of voting: |
| Treason |
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1. Violation of allegiance toward one's country or sovereign,
especially the betrayal of one's country by waging war against it or by consciously and
purposely acting to aid its enemies.2. A betrayal of trust or confidence. Middle
English, from Anglo-Norman treason, from Latin trāditio, trādition-,
a handing over. See tradition.]
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| Tyranny |
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1. A government in which a single ruler is vested with absolute power. 2.
The office, authority, or jurisdiction of an absolute ruler. 3. Absolute power,
especially when exercised unjustly or cruelly: "I have sworn . . . eternal
hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man" (Thomas Jefferson).
4. a. Use of absolute power. b. A tyrannical act. 5. Extreme
harshness or severity; rigor. [Middle English tyrannie, from Old French, from Late
Latin tyrannia, from Greek turannia, from turannos, tyrant.]
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u·sur·pa·tion (y”“ser-pā¹shen, -zer-) noun 1. The act of usurping,
especially the wrongful seizure of royal sovereignty. A wrongful seizure or exercise
of authority or privilege belonging to another; an encroachment: "in our own day,
gross usurpations upon the liberty of private life" (John Stuart Mill).
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