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error

(Encyclopedia)error, in law: see appeal.

information

(Encyclopedia)information, in law: see indictment. ...

swearing

(Encyclopedia)swearing, in law: see oath.

suit

(Encyclopedia)suit, in law: see procedure.

process

(Encyclopedia)process, in law: see procedure.

action

(Encyclopedia)action, in law: see procedure.

Croswell case

(Encyclopedia)Croswell case krôzˈwəl, krôsˈwĕl [key], U.S. court case involving freedom of the press. In 1803, Harry Croswell, the editor of the Wasp of Hudson, N.Y., was convicted of libeling President Thoma...

Alexius III

(Encyclopedia)Alexius III (Alexius Angelus) ănˈjələs [key], d. after 1210, Byzantine emperor (1195–1203). He acceded to power by deposing and blinding his brother Isaac II. This act served as pretext for the ...

Hopkins, Mark, American educator

(Encyclopedia)Hopkins, Mark, 1802–87, American educator, b. Stockbridge, Mass., grad. Williams, 1824, and Berkshire Medical School, 1829. After a few months of medical practice he returned (1830) to Williams as p...

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