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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. Get help with your AOL billing questions - AOL Help

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    To unblock your account, you need to confirm and authorize your payment method for an electronic fund transfer (EFT). To continue, click I Accept and continue on the notification window to confirm your payment method and authorize AOL to automatically deduct the membership fees from your debit/checking account.

  4. 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 ...

  5. Fee-for-service - Wikipedia

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    Fee-for-service. Fee-for-service ( FFS) is a payment model where services are unbundled and paid for separately. In health care, it gives an incentive for physicians to provide more treatments because payment is dependent on the quantity of care, rather than quality of care. However evidence of the effectiveness of FFS in improving health care ...

  6. How do certificates of deposit work? Understanding CDs ... - AOL

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    Benefits of a CD. Your money is safe. Your initial deposit and all interest earned are insured for up to $250,000 per depositor, per institution, by the FDIC or NCUA, making them a safe investment ...

  7. UK Protected Persons Service - Wikipedia

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    The UK Protected Persons Service ( UKPPS) is a service provided by the government of the United Kingdom that provides personal protection to people at risk of serious harm, such as those requiring witness protection or at threat from domestic abuse, honour-based violence, or organized crime. [1] It works with the National Crime Agency and ...

  8. Financial Services Compensation Scheme - Wikipedia

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    100% of the first £50,000 per person per firm (for claims against firms declared in default from 1 January 2010). £50,000 Insurance Business (e.g. pensions, life assurance, home and travel) 90% of the claim with no upper limit. Compulsory insurance is protected in full. Unlimited General insurance advice and arranging

  9. 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 ...