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sovereignty

noun as in domination

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The UN and the Lebanese government say Israel's actions are a violation of the country's sovereignty and in breach of the ceasefire deal.

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AI decolonization is a twist on data sovereignty, a concept that gained traction after Edward Snowden revealed that American tech companies cooperated with U.S. government surveillance of foreign leaders.

The International Court of Justice granted Phnom Penh sovereignty over one of the most coveted temples in 1962 and a small patch of land around it in 2013, but Thailand does not recognise its jurisdiction.

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All of this assumes that America continues to protect its pluralistic society that honors individual sovereignty in all respects.

This came after Petro told BBC News in September airstrikes on alleged drug vessels in the Caribbean were an "act of tyranny,", accusing US officials of murdering a Colombian citizen and violating his country's sovereignty.

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

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