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capitulary

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Definition of capitulary

as in prohibition

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Historically, politicians have kept a firewall between church and state to keep from crossing the First Amendment’s prohibition on a national religion or government restrictions that interfere with an individual’s expression of faith.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026
These young people have defied prohibitions on protest, breached draconian security clampdowns, and endured detentions to relentlessly question the government’s authority.

— Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of prohibition

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Any eligibility restriction might seem unfair when applied to individual athletes.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 13 Oct. 2026
At least half the original candidates in Alaska’s crowded governor’s race took positions critical of trawling or bycatch as contenders across the political spectrum called for tighter restrictions.

— Annika Hammerschlag, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of restriction

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The government has not lifted the ban on Palestine Action, however, and the group continues to challenge its proscription in court.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
More than 3,000 people have since been arrested for holding signs in support of Palestine Action and its proscription has been criticized by civil liberties groups.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of proscription

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The amendment sets the groundwork for Highfill to issue a new 2026 water and sewer revenue bond to fund upcoming improvements to its water utilities.

— Randy Moll, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
But that would be a huge political lift, perhaps requiring a constitutional amendment.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of amendment

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The king’s common law immunity in Britain has likely been inherited by Australia, a former British colony that continues to recognize Britain’s monarch as its own head of state.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026
In old common law, a testament contained a person’s instructions about how personal property was to be disbursed, while directions about real estate were contained in a will.

— Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of common law

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Leo, who dedicated his first encyclical to AI and protecting humanity in its wake, was asked during a press conference about what the United States and China especially should be doing to prevent AI from posing catastrophic risks to humanity.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026
Though Rome was not convinced (Columbus had not, to anyone’s knowledge, performed any miracles), in 1892, Pope Leo XIII did issue a special encyclical calling on all clergy in the Americas and in Europe to hold a special Mass each Columbus Day.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Sep. 2026

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