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ratafia ratafia - sweet liqueur made from wine and brandy flavored with plum or peach or apricot kernels and bitter almonds ratafee brandy - distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice
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Capias The Latin term capias literally means “you are to seize,” or “you should seize,” and is commonly used in the U.S. legal system to refer to a warrant issued by a judge directing law enforcement to arrest a specified person. Capias warrants are most commonly issued when a criminal defendant fails to appear in court for a scheduled hearing. By having police officers take the individual into custody, a judge can guarantee he appears in court. To explore this concept, consider the following capias definition.
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Decorticate posture Decorticate posture. Decorticate posture is an abnormal posturing in which a person is stiff with bent arms, clenched fists, and legs held out straight. The arms are bent in toward the body and the wrists and fingers are bent and held on the chest. This type of posturing is a sign of severe damage in the brain.
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Black rat Rattus rattus redirects here. For the album by Merzbow, see Rattus Rattus (album). The black rat (Rattus rattus), also known as the ship rat, roof rat, house rat, is a common long-tailed rodent of the genus Rattus (rats) in the subfamily Murinae. The species originated in tropical Asia and spread through the Near East in Roman times before reaching Europe by the 1st century and spreading with Europeans across the world.
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Acedia Aquinas' definition. The Oxford Concise Dictionary of the Christian Church defines acedia (or accidie) as a state of restlessness and inability either to work or to pray. Some see it as the precursor to sloth—one of the seven deadly sins.
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- Sankofa is a word in the Twi language of Ghana that translates as Go back and get it (san - to return; ko - to go; fa - to fetch, to seek and take) and also refers to the Asante Adinkra symbol represented either with a stylized heart shape or by a bird with its head turned backwards taking an egg off its back.
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Angiostrongylus cantonensis Angiostrongylus cantonensis is a parasitic nematode that causes angiostrongyliasis, the most common cause of eosinophilic meningitis in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Basin. The nematode commonly resides in the pulmonary arteries of rats, giving it the common name rat lungworm. Snails are the primary intermediate hosts, where larvae develop until they are infective. Humans are incidental hosts of this roundworm, and may become infected through ingestion of larvae in raw or undercooked snails or
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avifauna The definition of avifauna are the birds that live in a certain place or at a certain time. An example of avifauna is penguins living primarily in Antarctica. An example of avifauna is the moa of New Zealand becoming extinct before the year 1400.
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RATA RATA Teachers Support is a group of trained New Zealand teachers committed to encourage, equip and inspire untrained teachers in developing countries.
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- Related Legal Terms and Definitions: 1  Capias Ad Satisfaciendum A judicial writ of execution, which issues out on the record of a judgment by which the sheriff is commanded to take the body of the defendant in execution, and... 2  Capias Utligatum A writ directing the arrest of an outlaw.
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- Waria are male-bodied individuals who generally dress and act in a normatively feminine manner on a daily basis. Waria are often self-described as having the body of a man, but the soul of a woman (Boelstorff 2007, 1966). “To bring the body into alignment with the soul by wearing women’s clothes, make up, and so on is a source of pleasure for warias” (Boellstorff 2007, 1969). Like any group of people, waria come in many shapes and sizes.
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rat verb. A grey rat. A grey rat. The definition of a rat is a rodent with a lengthy tail, or is slang for a sneaky person. 1  An example of a rat is a roof rat.2  An example of a rat is a person who plays mean tricks on his coworkers.plural rats). ( 1 zoology) A medium-sized rodent belonging to the genus Rattus. ( 2 informal) A term indiscriminately applied to numerous members of several rodent families (e.g. voles and mice) having bodies longer than about 12 cm, or 5 inches. ( 3 informal) A person who is known for betrayal; a scoundrel; a quisling.
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Vassal In contrast, a fidelity, or fidelitas, was a sworn, unconditional loyalty to a monarch. In fully developed vassalage, the lord and the vassal would take part in a commendation ceremony composed of two parts, the homage and the fealty, including the use of Christian sacraments to show its sacred importance.
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Rat The best-known rat species are the black rat (Rattus rattus) and the brown rat (Rattus norvegicus). The group is generally known as the Old World rats or true rats, and originated in Asia. Rats are bigger than most Old World mice, which are their relatives, but seldom weigh over 500 grams (1.1 lb) in the wild.rue rats are members of the genus Rattus, the most important of which to humans are the black rat, Rattus rattus, and the brown rat, Rattus norvegicus.
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- St. Peter's Square, Vatican City, Vatican, seen through the Balustrade atop the Basilica. Photo by Elisabetta Villa/Getty Images News/Getty Images.Definition: A balustrade is a row of repeating balusters-small posts that support the upper rail of a railing.Staircases and porches often have balustrades.he galleries were full of fashionably dressed ladies, leaning over the balustrade and trying not to lose a single word of what was being said below..... Anna Karenin by Leo Tolstoy, Chapter XXX, Part VI. 1917.
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Urethra Hypospadias and epispadias are forms of abnormal development of the urethra in the male, where the meatus is not located at the distal end of the penis (it occurs lower than normal with hypospadias, and higher with epispadias). In a severe chordee, the urethra can develop between the penis and the scrotum.
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- Con- ducted by mailed guards bearing flaring torches, we tramped along echoing corridors, and down stone stair- ways dank and dripping, and smelling of mould and ages of imprisoned night -- a chill, uncanny journey and a long one, and not made the shorter or the cheerier by the sorceress's talk, which was about this sufferer and his crime.
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Haruspex In the religion of Ancient Rome, a haruspex (plural haruspices; also called aruspex) was a person trained to practice a form of divination called haruspicy (haruspicina), the inspection of the entrails (exta—hence also extispicy (extispicium)) of sacrificed animals, especially the livers of sacrificed sheep and poultry.
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- galimatias. n. 1. confused talk; gibberish.
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- maafa (ma class, plural only) threats, menaces. terror, horror. misfortune, mishaps, bad luck, disaster, catastrophe, calamity.
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Srotapanna: The Stream Enterer Cutting Away the First Three Fetters. Another standard definition of srotapanna found on the Pali Sutta-pitaka is that one enters the stream by cutting away the first three fetters. Fetters in Buddhism refer to perspectives, beliefs and attitudes that bind us to ignorance and block awakening.
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Haruspex In the religion of Ancient Rome, a haruspex (plural haruspices; also called aruspex) was a person trained to practice a form of divination called haruspicy (haruspicina) the inspection of the entrails (exta), hence also extispicy (extispicium) of sacrificed animals, especially the livers of sacrificed sheep and poultry.
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What Is a Capias Warrant? Quick Answer. A capias warrant is a document that authorizes authorities to arrest someone, often for failure to show up in court. The capias document has to include an affidavit that asserts the crimes of the defendant targeted by the warrant.
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Mucrospirifer The Winged Brachiopods Mucrospirifer The Winged Brachiopods Mucrospirifer are a genus of brachiopods with a long straight hinge line that extends to a point. This gives them a distinctive wing like appearance.
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Rat-Man  (comics) Rat-Man (comics) Rat-Man is an Italian comic about an inept superhero of the same name, created by Leonardo Ortolani in 1989. Although it was initially meant to be a satire of other superheroes, most prominently Batman, it has since evolved into an independent comic sporting a complex, evolving continuity. The comic is well known for its nonsense humor à-la Monty Python, its engaging storytelling and its frequent breaking of the fourth wall. Ortolani often pays both direct and indirect tribute to other ...
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Definitions &Translations Antefix an′te-fiks, n. (usually in pl.) term in ancient architecture, used of the ornamental tiles placed on the eaves of buildings to conceal the ends of the common or roofing tiles:—pl.