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Hammurabi

(Encyclopedia) HammurabiHammurabihäm&oobreve;räˈbē [key], fl. 1792–1750 b.c., king of Babylonia. He founded an empire that was eventually destroyed by raids from Asia Minor. Hammurabi may have…

separation

(Encyclopedia) separation, in law, either the voluntary agreement of husband and wife to live apart or a partial dissolution of the marriage relation by court order. The marriage bond remains, and…

MATHESON, James David (Jim), Congress, UT (1960)

MATHESON, James David (Jim), a Representative from Utah; born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, March 21, 1960; B.A., Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., 1982; M.B.A., University of…

James David (Jim) MATHESON, Congress, UT (1960)

MATHESON James David (Jim) , a Representative from Utah; born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, March 21, 1960; A.B., Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., 1982; M.B.A., University of…

Jim Nance McCORD, Congress, TN (1879-1968)

McCORD Jim Nance , a Representative from Tennessee; born in Unionville, Bedford County, Tenn., March 17, 1879; attended the public schools and also had private instructors; employed as a clerk in…

Virginia

Virginia State Information Capital: Richmond Official Name: The Commonwealth of Virginia Organized as a territory: Virginia was organized as a territory on July 13, 1787. Entered Union (rank):…

air, law of the

(Encyclopedia) air, law of the, in the broadest sense, all law connected with the use of the air, including radio and satellite transmissions; more commonly, it refers to laws concerning civil…