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- LINK / CITE ADD TO WORD LIST. noun. The definition of a diversion is an activity, often pleasant, that takes you away from your normal activity, or a detour or alternative course. An interruption from a friend in the middle of doing tedious work is an example of a diversion.
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Urinary Diversion Urinary diversion is a surgical procedure that reroutes the normal flow of urine out of the body when urine flow is blocked. Urine flow may be blocked because of. an enlarged prostate. injury to the urethra. birth defects of the urinary tract. kidney, ureter, or bladder stones.
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collection compilation - something that is compiled (as into a single book or file) 2. compilation - the act of compiling (as into a single book or file or list); the job of compiling the inventory took several hours. compiling. assembling, collecting, aggregation, collection - the act of gathering something together.
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Love Me (Justin Bieber song) The music video for Love Me was directed by Alfredo Flores with Bieber as co-director. It was released on August 3, 2010. Bieber said the video serves as a tribute to his worldwide fans, thanking them for their support. The dominant scenes are made of up of live performances.
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Napster For the current service operated as Napster, see Napster (streaming music service). Napster was the name given to two music-focused online services. It was founded as a pioneering peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing Internet service that emphasized sharing digital audio files, typically songs, encoded in MP3 format.
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ABOUT US ABOUT US. The mission of DEA's Diversion Control Division is to prevent, detect, and investigate the diversion of controlled pharmaceuticals and listed chemicals from legitimate sources while ensuring an adequate and uninterrupted supply for legitimate medical, commercial, and scientific needs.
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What is diversion? Other types of diversion can be very informal and may simply involve doing a small amount of community service or making a donation to a charity. Despite their differences, what all diversion programs have in common is that they are an alternative to prosecution. The Crown recognizes that not all types of offences need to be dealt with through guilty pleas or trials, and that sometimes helping out in the community can make up for harm caused by an offence.
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Deferred Adjudication / Pretrial Diversion As mentioned above, in a pretrial diversion the prosecutor halts the case against the defendant so that the defendant can meet certain conditions. These conditions can include probation, counseling and community service, among others.
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Diversion Law and Legal Definition In some jurisdictions, diversion may be available to defendants charged with domestic violence, child abuse or neglect, traffic-related offenses, or even writing bad checks. Diversion programs are primarily governed by state laws, which vary by state.
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- di•ver•sion /dɪˈvɜrʒən, daɪ-/USA pronunciation n. the act of diverting: [countable]a diversion of industry into the war effort.[uncountable]urging diversion of resources toward the poor and middle classes.
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divert divert. 1  To turn aside from a course. The workers diverted the stream away from the road. 2  To distract. Don't let him divert your attention; keep your eye on the ball. 3  To entertain or amuse (by diverting the attention)
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- Historical Examples. 1  There was, he contended, some diversion and diversity in card-playing. 2  It was Burke who offered a diversion, a crude interruption after his own fashion. 3  To gain a diversion, he reverted to his familiar bullying tactics. 4  The diversion occurred at the moment of the lion's greatest tension.
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Glossary of Waste Prevention Terms Some statutory and regulatory definitions use the terms discarded, relinquished, stored, and accumulated to define waste. Waste Diversion --As defined in California statute, the combined efforts of waste prevention, reuse, and recycling practices.
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- Diversion is a program that has been created by the state legislature and signed into law. It identifies crimes and offender characteristics that will enable the defendant to enter the program. Under some diversion systems, defendants are “diverted” to counseling early in the proceedings.
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Urinary Diversion Temporary urinary diversion reroutes the flow of urine for several days or weeks. Temporary urinary diversions drain urine until the cause of blockage is treated or after urinary tract surgery. This type of urinary diversion includes a nephrostomy and urinary catheterization.
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pulseless electrical activity deficient diversional activity a nursing diagnosis approved by the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association, defined as the experiencing by an individual of decreased stimulation from, interest in, or engagement in recreational or leisure activities. Formerly called diversional activity deficit.
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- Effective diversion programshold offenders accountable for theoffenses committed, take steps torepair the damage caused by theiractions, and provide swift and certainconsequences.The Thurston County, WA, Prosecut-ing Attorney’s Office implemented a“fast track” diversion program in1995.
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Dam A diversionary dam is a structure designed to divert all or a portion of the flow of a river from its natural course. The water may be redirected into a canal or tunnel for irrigation and/or hydroelectric power production.urthermore, the designer tries to shape the dam so if one were to consider the part of dam above any particular height to be a whole dam itself, that dam also would be held in place by gravity. i.e. there is no tension in the upstream face of the dam holding the top of the dam down.
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distraction noun. This boy's bird is a distraction from his homework. This boy's bird is a distraction from his homework. The definition of a distraction is something that takes your attention away from something on which you should be focused. Someone passing notes in class when the teacher is talking is an example of a distraction.
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- This Appendix presents diversion programs and initiatives by state (see table of contents below). Programs that were submitted via an online. survey are indicated by a § symbol. Programs identified through secondary research are indicated by a ‡ symbol.
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Nondiabetic Hypoglycemia What is non-diabetic hypoglycemia? Hypoglycemia is the condition when your blood glucose (sugar) levels are too low. It happens to people with diabetes when they have a mismatch of medicine, food, and/or exercise. Non-diabetic hypoglycemia, a rare condition, is low blood glucose in people who do not have diabetes. There are two kinds of non-diabetic hypoglycemia: Reactive hypoglycemia, which happens within a few hours of eating a meal.
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Drug Diversion Drug diversion is defined as the misappropriation of prescription medication without legal authorization. The most common examples are when a physician writes a prescription for narcotics without a legitimate medical necessity or when a nurse diverts medication from a pyxis machine.
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Diversion Law and Legal Definition The defendant therefore avoids the stigma of a criminal conviciton. Diversion programs are usually only available to defendants charged with misdemeanors and nonviolent felonies involving drugs or alcohol.
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Joint Publication 1-02 4. In naval mine warfare, a route or channel bypassing a dangerous area. A diversion may connect one channel to another or it may branch from a channel and rejoin it on the other side of the danger. See also demonstration.
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What is Diversion? Diversion is closely linked to the idea of restorative justice. Restorative justice involves offenders accepting responsibility for the crime committed, making amends for what they have done and initiating a healing process for themselves, their families, the victims and the community.
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Juvenile Diversion The District Attorney’s Juvenile Diversion Program is a national model that works with certain first-time juvenile offenders between the ages of 7 and 17, and their families, by offering an alternative to the juvenile court system.