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  2. Eminent domain - Wikipedia

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    Eminent domain [a], also known as land acquisition, [b] compulsory purchase, [c] resumption, [d] resumption/compulsory acquisition, [e] or expropriation [f], is the compulsory acquisition of private property for public use.

  3. Thesaurus - Wikipedia

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    A thesaurus (pl.: thesauri or thesauruses), sometimes called a synonym dictionary or dictionary of synonyms, is a reference work which arranges words by their meanings (or in simpler terms, a book where one can find different words with similar meanings to other words), [1] [2] sometimes as a hierarchy of broader and narrower terms, sometimes simply as lists of synonyms and antonyms.

  4. Mustahabb - Wikipedia

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    Mustahabb actions are those whose ruling in Islamic law falls between mubah (neutral; neither encouraged nor discouraged) and wajib (compulsory). One definition is "duties recommended, but not essential; fulfilment of which is rewarded, though they may be neglected without punishment". [1] Synonyms of mustahabb include masnun and mandub.

  5. Compulsory voting - Wikipedia

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    Compulsory voting, also called universal civic duty voting or mandatory voting, is the requirement that registered voters participate in an election.As of January 2023, 21 countries have compulsory voting laws. [1]

  6. Universal health care - Wikipedia

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    Healthcare in Switzerland is based on compulsory insurance. [43] [44] In some European countries where private insurance and universal health care coexist, such as Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands, the problem of adverse selection is overcome by using a risk compensation pool to equalize, as far as possible, the risks between funds. Thus, a ...

  7. Forced labour - Wikipedia

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    However, under the ILO Forced Labour Convention of 1930, the term forced or compulsory labour does not include: [2] "any work or service exacted in virtue of compulsory military service laws for work of a purely military character;" "any work or service which forms part of the normal civic obligations of the citizens of a fully self-governing ...

  8. Synonym - Wikipedia

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    Synonym list in cuneiform on a clay tablet, Neo-Assyrian period [1] A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means precisely or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in a given language. [2] For example, in the English language, the words begin, start, commence, and initiate are all synonyms of one another: they are ...

  9. Vaccine hesitancy - Wikipedia

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    Compulsory vaccination policies have been controversial as long as they have existed, with opponents of mandatory vaccinations arguing that governments should not infringe on an individual's freedom to make medical decisions for themselves or their children, while proponents of compulsory vaccination cite the well-documented public health ...