Книга: Gerard Dorothea «The Compromise»

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• COMPROMISE — (Heb. פְּשָׁרָה, pesharah; apparently derived from the term pesher, solution, Eccles. 8:1), deciding a civil law dispute (dinei mamonot) by the court or an arbitral body, through the exercise of their discretion and not according to the laws… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Compromise (in Canon Law) — • In a general sense, a mutual promise or contract of two parties in controversy to refer their differences to the decision of arbitrators Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Compromise (in Canon Law)     Compromise …   Catholic encyclopedia

• The United States of America —     The United States of America     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The United States of America     BOUNDARIES AND AREA     On the east the boundary is formed by the St. Croix River and an arbitrary line to the St. John, and on the north by the… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Compromise of 1790 — The Compromise of 1790 was the first of three great political compromisesa made in the United States by the Northern and Southern states, occurring every thirty years, in an attempt to keep the Union together and prevent civil war. Contents 1… …   Wikipedia

• Compromise — Com pro*mise, n. [F. compromis, fr. L. compromissum a mutual promise to abide by the decision of an arbiter, fr. compromittere to make such a promise; com + promittere to promise. See {Promise}.] 1. A mutual agreement to refer matters in dispute… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• (the) Missouri Compromise — the Missouri Compromise [the Missouri Compromise] the general name for several US laws passed in 1820–1 to end disputes between slave states and free states. Both groups wanted new states to follow their systems. According to the Compromise,… …   Useful english dictionary