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  2. Judicial murder and George, Duke of Clarence - Wikipedia

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    In 1464, he angered Warwick by marrying Elizabeth Woodville, whom the Earl saw as being from a parvenu family, and thus a marriage against the country's interests. In 1469, Warwick had rebelled; Clarence was by now his ally, as Edward had tried to prevent the Duke's marriage to Warwick's daughter Isabel .

  3. Fall of George, Duke of Clarence - Wikipedia

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    The following April he sent an armed force to arrest one of her ladies, Ankarette Twynho, in Frome, Somerset. A co-accused, John Thursby, was accused of poisoning the Duke and Duchess's newly-born son. A third man, Roger Torcotes was accused of harbouring them, but managed to evade arrest. Twynho and Thursby were found guilty and immediately ...

  4. Fall arrest - Wikipedia

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    Safety net Safety line. Fall arrest is the form of fall protection which involves the safe stopping of a person already falling. It is one of several forms of fall protection, forms which also include fall guarding (general protection that prevents persons from entering a fall hazard area e.g., guard rails) and fall restraint (personal protection which prevents persons who are in a fall hazard ...

  5. False imprisonment - Wikipedia

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    False imprisonment does not require a literal prison, but a restriction of the claimant's freedom of movement (complete restraint). According to the Termes de la Ley , 'imprisonment is the restraint of a man's liberty, whether it be in the open field, or in the stocks, or in the cage in the streets or in a man's own house, as well as in the ...

  6. Are citizens’ arrests legal in Texas? State law is blurry and ...

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    Under Texas criminal law, you could face charges for unlawful restraint, kidnapping and even assault. Unlawful restraint for one is a Class A misdemeanor, which could result in jail time.

  7. The first legally-recognized same-sex marriage occurred in Minneapolis, [3] Minnesota, in 1971. [4] On June 26, 2015, in the case of Obergefell v. Hodges, the Supreme Court overturned Baker v. Nelson and ruled that marriage is a fundamental right guaranteed to all citizens, and thus legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.

  8. Conflict of marriage laws - Wikipedia

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    Conflict of marriage laws is the conflict of laws with respect to marriage in different jurisdictions. When marriage-related issues arise between couples with diverse backgrounds, questions as to which legal systems and norms should be applied to the relationship naturally follow with various potentially applicable systems frequently conflicting with one another.

  9. Arrest - Wikipedia

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    The word "arrest" is Anglo-Norman in origin, derived from the French word arrêt meaning 'to stop or stay' and signifies a restraint of a person. Lexicologically, the meaning of the word arrest is given in various dictionaries depending upon the circumstances in which the word is used.