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  2. Felony murder rule - Wikipedia

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    The rule of felony murder is a legal doctrine in some common law jurisdictions that broadens the crime of murder: when someone is killed (regardless of intent to kill) in the commission of a dangerous or enumerated crime (called a felony in some jurisdictions), the offender, and also the offender's accomplices or co-conspirators, may be found guilty of murder.

  3. Legal status of tattooing in the United States - Wikipedia

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    N.D. Code §23-01-35 [75] N.D. Code §12.1-31-13 [7] [73] Ohio none specified [76] Parent/guardian must both sign a consent form and "appear in person at the business at the time the procedure is performed." [76] none - parent/guardian consent and presence is also required for ear piercings. [76] no restrictions Ohio Rev. Code Ann. §3730.01 to ...

  4. Cousin marriage law in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Texas Representative Harvey Hilderbran, whose district includes the main FLDS compound, authored an amendment [193] to a child protection statute to both discourage the FLDS from settling in Texas and to "prevent Texas from succumbing to the practices of taking child brides, incest, welfare abuse, and domestic violence". [194]

  5. Discrimination - Wikipedia

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    Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Section 153 A) - Criminalises the use of language that promotes discrimination or violence against people on the basis of race, caste, sex, place of birth, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other category. [102]

  6. LGBTQ people and Islam - Wikipedia

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    Homosexual intercourse became a capital offense in Iran's Islamic Penal Code in 1991. Though the grounds for execution in Iran are difficult to track, there is evidence that several people were hanged for homosexual behavior in 2005–2006 and in 2016, mostly in cases of dubious charges of rape.

  7. Turkey - Wikipedia

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    Turkey, [a] officially the Republic of Türkiye, [b] is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe.It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Iran to the east; Iraq, Syria, and the Mediterranean Sea to the south; and the Aegean Sea, Greece, and Bulgaria to the west.

  8. Timeline of abolition of slavery and serfdom - Wikipedia

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    Indian Penal Code explicitly prohibits slavery in British administered territory. 1862 United States: Congress passes the District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act, freeing all slaves in the District of Columbia. [143] United States United Kingdom: Bilateral treaty abolishing the slave trade (African Slave Trade Treaty Act). [104 ...

  9. List of Washington (state) ballot measures - Wikipedia

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    A measure allocating up to $25,000,000 for the construction of new buildings at state charitable, educational, and penal institutions; along with new buildings at state supported institutions of higher learning (equivalent to $264,000,000 in 2023) [76] Passed [77] 402,937 (50.71%) 391,726 (49.29%) Senate Joint Resolution 12