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  2. Protection racket - Wikipedia

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    A protection racket is an operation where racketeers provide protection to persons and properties, settle disputes and enforce contracts in markets where the police and judicial system cannot be relied upon. Diego Gambetta 's The Sicilian Mafia (1996) [1] and Federico Varese's The Russian Mafia (2001) [2] define the mafia as a type of organized ...

  3. Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 - Wikipedia

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    The Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (12 U.S.C. 1706e) is a United States federal law that, among other provisions, amended the Housing Act of 1937 to create Section 8 housing, [1] authorizes "Entitlement Communities Grants" to be awarded by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, and created the National ...

  4. Section 8 (housing) - Wikipedia

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    Most households pay 30% of their adjusted income for Section 8 housing. Adjusted income is a household's gross (total) income minus deductions for dependents under 18 years of age, full-time students, disabled persons, or an elderly household, and certain disability assistance and medical expenses.

  5. Computer Fraud and Abuse Act - Wikipedia

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    The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 ( CFAA) is a United States cybersecurity bill that was enacted in 1986 as an amendment to existing computer fraud law ( 18 U.S.C. § 1030 ), which had been included in the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984. [1] Prior to computer-specific criminal laws, computer crimes were prosecuted as mail and ...

  6. Dhimmi - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. Dhimmī ( Arabic: ذمي ḏimmī, IPA: [ˈðimmiː], collectively أهل الذمة ʾahl aḏ-ḏimmah/dhimmah "the people of the covenant") or muʿāhid ( معاهد) is a historical [1] term for non-Muslims living in an Islamic state with legal protection. [1] [2] : 470 The word literally means "protected person", [3] referring to ...

  7. Protected persons - Wikipedia

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    Protected persons is a legal term under international humanitarian law and refers to persons who are under specific protection of the 1949 Geneva Conventions, their 1977 Additional Protocols, and customary international humanitarian law during an armed conflict . The legal definition of different categories of protected persons in armed ...

  8. Source of income discrimination - Wikipedia

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    The term “source of income discrimination” is used by housing advocates [2] to describe a phenomenon that is legal nationwide in the United States but is increasingly being banned on the state [3] and city level. [4] [5] Participation in the Section 8 Housing Voucher Program is largely voluntary for landlords. [6]

  9. European Union Intellectual Property Office - Wikipedia

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    Trade mark fees: The fee system changed from a basic fee that covered up to three classes of goods and services to a 'pay-per-class' system, with an online fee of EUR 850 for one class, EUR 50 for the second class, and EUR 150 each for three or more classes.