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41visit — In international law, the right of visit or visitation is the right of a cruiser or war ship to stop a vessel sailing under another flag on the high seas, and send an officer to such vessel to ascertain whether her nationality is what it purports …
42genuineness of the instrument — The validity of an instrument in respect of it being what it purports to be. Warranted by an indorsement of a negotiable instrument. 11 Am J2d B & N § 611 …
43personally known to me — A statement of knowledge of identity common to certificates of acknowledgment. 1 Am J2d Ack § 68. As the words are used in a notary s certificate of acknowledgment stating that the party acknowledging the instrument is personally known to me to… …
44spurious — adj. 1 not genuine, not being what it purports to be, not proceeding from the pretended source (a spurious excuse). 2 having an outward similarity of form or function only. 3 (of offspring) illegitimate. Derivatives: spuriously adv. spuriousness… …
45metaphysics — /met euh fiz iks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) 1. the branch of philosophy that treats of first principles, includes ontology and cosmology, and is intimately connected with epistemology. 2. philosophy, esp. in its more abstruse branches. 3. the… …
46Apocrypha — • A long article with a comments on each Apocryphal book. Classified according to origin Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Apocrypha Apocrypha …
47biblical literature — Introduction four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha. The Old… …
48False document — A false document is a literary technique employed to create verisimilitude in a work of fiction. By inventing and inserting documents that appear to be factual, an author tries to create a sense of authenticity beyond the normal and expected… …
49Recording (real estate) — Recording act redirects here. For recording artists, see Musician. Property law …
50ancient Greek civilization — ▪ historical region, Eurasia Introduction the period following Mycenaean civilization, which ended in about 1200 BC, to the death of Alexander the Great, in 323 BC. It was a period of political, philosophical, artistic, and scientific… …
