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  2. Territories of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The term unorganized was historically applied either to a newly acquired region not yet constituted as an organized incorporated territory (e.g. the Louisiana Purchase prior to the establishment of Orleans Territory and the District of Louisiana), or to a region previously part of an organized incorporated territory left "unorganized" after ...

  3. Militia - Wikipedia

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    The Militia Act of 1903 divided what had been the militia into what it termed the "organized" militia, created from portions of the former state guards to become state National Guard units, and the "unorganized" militia consisting of all males from ages 17 to 45, with the exception of certain officials and others, which is codified in 10 U.S.C ...

  4. Disorganized offender - Wikipedia

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    Seal of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. In criminology, a disorganized offender is a type of serial killer classified by unorganized and spontaneous acts of violence. The distinction between "organized" and "disorganized" offenders was drawn by the American criminologist John Douglas and Roy Hazelwood. [1]

  5. Militia (United States) - Wikipedia

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    Organized militia – consisting of the National Guard and Naval Militia. [9] [10] [non-primary source needed] Unorganized militia – comprising the reserve militia: every able-bodied man of at least 17 and under 45 years of age, who are not members of the National Guard or the Naval Militia. [11] [non-primary source needed] [needs context]

  6. Ohio Unorganized Militia Assistance and Advisory Committee Ohio [51] Oklahoma Constitutional Militia Oklahoma [52] Viper Militia: Arizona [53] Washington State Militia Washington [54] [55] West Virginia Mountaineer Militia: Clarksburg, West Virginia [56] Wolverine Watchmen: Michigan [57] Pennsylvania Free Militia Pennsylvania

  7. U.S. territorial sovereignty - Wikipedia

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    [10] [11] An unorganized territory was generally either unpopulated or set aside for Native Americans and other indigenous peoples in the United States by the U.S. federal government, until such time as the growing and restless population encroached into the areas. In recent times, "unorganized" refers to the degree of self-governmental ...

  8. Organized crime - Wikipedia

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    Organized crime is a category of transnational, national, or local group of centralized enterprises run to engage in illegal activity, most commonly for profit. While organized crime is generally thought of as a form of illegal business, some criminal organizations, such as terrorist groups, rebel forces, and separatists, are politically motivated.

  9. List of boroughs and census areas in Alaska - Wikipedia

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    The U.S. state of Alaska is divided into 19 organized boroughs and 11 census areas in the unorganized borough.Alaska, and the states of Connecticut and Louisiana are the only states that do not call their first-order administrative subdivisions counties (Connecticut uses councils of government and Louisiana uses parishes instead). [1]