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  • Nuclear Reactors

    Nuclear Reactors in the National Security Context A definition and brief description of Nuclear Reactors in relation to national security is as follows:Complex devices in which fissionable elements such as uranium, thorium, or plutonium are made to undergo a sustainable nuclear chain reaction. […]

  • Nuclear Reactors

    Nuclear Reactors in the National Security Context A definition and brief description of Nuclear Reactors in relation to national security is as follows:Complex devices in which fissionable elements such as uranium, thorium, or plutonium are made to undergo a sustainable nuclear chain reaction. […]

  • GIS

    Gis in the National Security Context A definition and brief description of Gis in relation to national security is as follows:The common abbreviation for Geographic Information Systems, a powerful and widely used computer database and software program that allows scientists to link […]

  • Business Cycle

    Business Cycle

    Financial Definition of Business Cycle Meaning of Business Cycle Repetitive cycles of economic expansion and recession. Related Entries of Business Cycle in the Encyclopedia of Law Project Browse or […]

  • Index

    Legal Definition of Index Meaning of Index A statistical yardstick expressed in terms of percentages of a base year or years. For instance, the NYSE Composite Index of all NYSE common stocks is based on 1965 as 50. An index is not an average. […]

  • Game

    Game

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Game Meaning of Game Birds and beasts of a wild nature obtained by fowling or hunting. A sport, pastime or contest . In the context of statutes prohibiting or regulating Gambling , a game may be defined […]

  • Game

    Game

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Game Meaning of Game Birds and beasts of a wild nature obtained by fowling or hunting. A sport, pastime or contest . In the context of statutes prohibiting or regulating Gambling , a game may be defined […]

  • Kin

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Kin Relatives. Primarily, relatives by the tie of consanguinity or blood. But including for the purposes of a statute respecting competency to testify as to aIncluding transaction with one since deceased, otherwise known as a dead man’s […]

  • Geopolitical

    Grammar This term is an adjetive. Etimology of Geopolitical (You may find geopolitical at the world legal encyclopedia and the etimology of more terms). 1902, from geo- + political, translating Swedish geopolitisk, which was used in 1900 by Swedish political scientist Rudolf Kjellén […]

  • Matriarchy

    Definition of Matriarchy The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Matriarchy: A society or family in which women possess most of the power and authority. While there is some dispute among social scientists, there is no clear evidence of matriarchal […]

  • French Revolution

    Definition of French Revolution The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of French Revolution: The French revolution brought the ideas of liberty, equality and democracy to continental Europe and set off a profound and irreversible historical transformation. […]

  • Objectivity

    noun aequitas broadmindedness detachment disinterest disinterestedness dispassion dispassionateness equitableness equity fairmindedness fair play fairness immovability imp…

  • Hidden Curriculum

    Definition of Hidden Curriculum The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Hidden Curriculum: The norms, values and social expectations indirectly conveyed to students by the styles of teaching, unarticulated assumptions in teaching materials and the […]

  • Postmodern

    Definition of Postmodern The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Postmodern: A difficult term to grasp and having somewhat different significance in architecture, literary criticism and art than in the social sciences. In social theory it is best seen as […]

  • Sampling Error

    Definition of Sampling Error The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Sampling Error: Any sample is only one of many samples which could have been drawn from a population. Consequently, a researcher may not get the same results with each sample (eg: the […]