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person

Definition for person

noun as in human being

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Mark Joseph Stern: Arturo is referring to a question that the Supreme Court teed up that asks “whether a federal court may prevent a person’s removal from public office either through relief at equity or at law.”

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The question is whether a federal court may prevent a person’s removal from public office, any person’s removal from any public office, and if the answer is that a court can’t do that, then the president can fire literally anyone, and there’s simply no remedy, there is simply no redress.

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The inquest heard Georgia was an "inquisitive, yet quiet, young person" who "possessed great kindness, sensitivity, and the ability to be truly empathetic".

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"Georgia's family collectively mourn the loss of such a talented young person who had so much to offer, and potential to realise."

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"To be a young person in Madagascar, you have to be tough," he adds, explaining that insecurity is rife.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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