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• action — actionless, adj. /ak sheuhn/, n. 1. the process or state of acting or of being active: The machine is not in action now. 2. something done or performed; act; deed. 3. an act that one consciously wills and that may be characterized by physical or… …   Universalium

• action — ac•tion [[t]ˈæk ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the process or state of acting or functioning; the state of being active: We saw the team in action[/ex] 2) something done or performed; act; deed 3) a consciously willed act or activity 4) practical, often… …   From formal English to slang

• United Nations Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms — The United Nations Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects was held in New York from 9 20 July 2001 as decided in United Nations General Assembly Resolution 54/54 V. Preceded by three preparatory… …   Wikipedia

• United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances — Article 3 requires nations to criminalize money laundering and other drug related white collar crimes. Signed December 20, 1988 [1] Location …   Wikipedia

• Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action — The Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, also known as VDPA, is a human rights declaration adopted by consensus at the World Conference on Human Rights on 25 June 1993 in Vienna, Austria. Content The VDPA reaffirmed the Universal… …   Wikipedia

• Labour Unions (Moral Aspects) —     Labour Unions (Moral Aspects)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Labour Unions (Moral Aspects)     Since a labour union is a society, its moral aspects are determined by its constitution, its end, its results, and the means employed in pursuit of… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• inside job — noun A crime or other illicit action committed by or with the help of someone either employed by the victim or entrusted with access to the victims affairs and premises. It seems to me it must have been what the police at home call an inside job… …   Wiktionary

• Law, Crime, and Law Enforcement — ▪ 2006 Introduction Trials of former heads of state, U.S. Supreme Court rulings on eminent domain and the death penalty, and high profile cases against former executives of large corporations were leading legal and criminal issues in 2005.… …   Universalium

• Arguments for and against drug prohibition — Arguments about the prohibition of drugs, and over drug policy reform, are subjects of considerable controversy. The following is a presentation of major drug policy arguments, including those for drug law enforcement on one side of the debate,… …   Wikipedia

• Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs — Infobox Treaty name = Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs long name = image width = 200px caption = Governments of opium producing Parties are required to purchase and take physical possession of such crops as soon as possible after harvest to… …   Wikipedia

• literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …   Universalium