Fair housing — In the United States, the fair housing (also open housing) policies date largely from the 1960s. Originally, the terms fair housing and open housing came from a political movement of the time to outlaw discrimination in the rental or purchase of… … Wikipedia
fair use — noun the conditions under which you can use material that is copyrighted by someone else without paying royalties • Hypernyms: ↑use, ↑enjoyment * * * noun : a legal doctrine that portions of copyrighted materials may be used (as by publishing)… … Useful english dictionary
enjoyment — noun 1. the pleasure felt when having a good time (Freq. 6) • Derivationally related forms: ↑enjoy • Hypernyms: ↑pleasure, ↑pleasance • Hyponyms: ↑joie de vivre, ↑gusto … Useful english dictionary
Chicago Railroad Fair — The cover for the Chicago Railroad Fair s 1949 official program The Chicago Railroad Fair was an event organized to celebrate and commemorate 100 years of railroad history west of Chicago, Illinois. It was held in Chicago in 1948 and 1949 along… … Wikipedia
Renaissance fair — A Renaissance fair, Renaissance faire, or Renaissance festival is an outdoor weekend gathering, usually held in the United States, open to the public and generally commercial in nature, which emulates a historic period for the amusement of its… … Wikipedia
Civil Rights Act of 1968 — Fair Housing Act redirects here. For the 1963 California law, see Rumford Fair Housing Act. President Johnson signing the Civil Rights Act of 1968 … Wikipedia
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
European Convention on Human Rights — ECHR redirects here. For the Court which enforces the Convention, see European Court of Human Rights. Not to be confused with European Convention (1999 2000) or Convention on the Future of Europe. European Convention on Human Rights The… … Wikipedia
use — 1 / yüs/ n 1 a: an arrangement in which property is granted to another with the trust and confidence that the grantor or another is entitled to the beneficial enjoyment of it see also trust; statute of uses in the important laws section ◇ Uses… … Law dictionary
right — / rīt/ n [Old English riht, from riht righteous] 1 a: qualities (as adherence to duty or obedience to lawful authority) that together constitute the ideal of moral propriety or merit moral approval b: something that is morally just able to… … Law dictionary