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Dead Sea scrolls
15,000 fragments of about 850 scrolls from ancient Judaism
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
international court by the United Nations Security Council in Resolution 955
possession
control a person intentionally exercises toward a thing in law
public order
body of principles that underpin the operation of legal systems
decompiler
A decompiler is a computer program that translates an executable file back into high-level source code. Unlike a compiler, which converts high-level code into machine code, a decompiler performs the reverse process. While disassemblers translate executables into assembly language, decompilers go a step further by reconstructing the disassembly into higher-level languages like C. Due to the one-way nature of the compilation process, decompilers usually cannot perfectly recreate the original source code. They often produce obfuscated and less readable code.
guarantee
A guarantee is a form of transaction in which one person, to obtain some trust, confidence or credit for another, agrees to be answerable for them. It may also designate a treaty through which claims, rights or possessions are secured. It is to be differentiated from the colloquial "personal guarantee" in that a guarantee is a legal concept which produces an economic effect. A personal guarantee, by contrast, is often used to refer to a promise made by an individual which is supported by, or assured through, the word of the individual. In the same way, a guarantee produces a legal effect where
leasehold estate
ownership of a temporary right to hold land or property
Laches
unreasonable delay by a plaintiff in bringing their claim
stone throwing
criminal action or civil resistance involving throwing rocks
Edith Brown Weiss
American jurist
recess appointment
appointment by the President of a federal official when the U.S. Senate is in recess