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  2. Tan (state) - Wikipedia

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    One of these was the State of Tan, which was located just east of present-day Jinan, the capital of the present-day Shandong Province. The Tan rulers, who were reputed to be descendants of Yu the Great (the legendary ancient king and founder of the Xia dynasty), were given the then-new heredity title of zijue (tzu-chueh – 子爵) or viscount.

  3. Federal jurisdiction (United States) - Wikipedia

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    Federal jurisdiction refers to the legal scope of the government's powers in the United States of America.. The United States is a federal republic, governed by the U.S. Constitution, containing fifty states and a federal district which elect the President and Vice President, and having other territories and possessions in its national jurisdiction.

  4. Jurisdiction - Wikipedia

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    Jurisdiction. Jurisdiction (from Latin juris 'law' + dictio 'speech' or 'declaration') is the legal term for the legal authority granted to a legal entity to enact justice. In federations like the United States, the concept of jurisdiction applies at multiple levels (e.g., local, state, and federal).

  5. Stand-your-ground law - Wikipedia

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    A stand-your-ground law, sometimes called a " line in the sand " or "no duty to retreat" law, provides that people may use deadly force when they reasonably believe it to be necessary to defend against certain violent crimes ( right of self-defense ). Under such a law, people have no duty to retreat before using deadly force in self-defense, so ...

  6. Know your customer - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, Know Your Customer ( KYC) guidelines and regulations in financial services require professionals to verify the identity, suitability, and risks involved with maintaining a business relationship with a customer. The procedures fit within the broader scope of anti-money laundering (AML) and counter terrorism financing (CTF ...

  7. Tan (surname) - Wikipedia

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    Tan is the Chinese character 's Hanyu Pinyin romanisation in Mandarin Chinese. It is pronounced and romanised differently in different languages and dialects. [3] In Cantonese Chinese, it is romanised as Taam4 in Jyutping and Tàahm in Cantonese Yale. It is romanised as Tam in Hong Kong and Macau. In Toisanese Chinese, it may be romanised as ...

  8. Jurisdiction stripping - Wikipedia

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    t. e. In United States law, jurisdiction-stripping (also called court-stripping or curtailment-of-jurisdiction) is the limiting or reducing of a court's jurisdiction by Congress through its constitutional authority to determine the jurisdiction of federal courts and to exclude or remove federal cases from state courts .

  9. Original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the United ...

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    The original jurisdiction of the court is set forth in 28 U.S.C. § 1251. This statute provides that lower federal courts may also hear cases where the Supreme Court has original jurisdiction, [1] : 19–20 with the exception of disputes between two or more states. When a case is between two or more states, the Supreme Court holds both original ...