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MONOPOLY

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In commercial law. A privilege or peculiar advantage vested in one or more persons or companies, consisting in the exclusive right (or power) to carry on a particular business or trade, manufacture a particular, article, or control the sale of the whole supply of a particular commodity. , Defined in English law to be "a license or privilege allowed by the king for the sole … [Read more...] about MONOPOLY

MODUS OPERANDI

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Latin for the method of operation. This usually refers to a criminal defendant's pattern of conduct or typical manner or conformance to a plan or pattern in which a criminal conducted his or her unlawful acts. … [Read more...] about MODUS OPERANDI

MONACHISM

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The state of monks. … [Read more...] about MONACHISM

MOEBLE

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L. Fr. Movable. Biens moebles, movable goods. Britt. c. 11 … [Read more...] about MOEBLE

MONARCH

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government. That form of government in which the sovereign power is entrusted to the hands of a single magistrate. Toull. tit. prel. n. 30. The country governed by a monarch is also called a monarchy. … [Read more...] about MONARCH

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