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Hierarchy of knowledge The Hierarchy of knowledge is the idea that the basic fields of the sciences and mathematics can be organized linearly from its most basic pure form to its most derivative manifestation, at least as a convenience of discussion.
Hierarchy of oppression A hierarchy of oppression is a ranking or hierarchy of oppressions according to arbitrariness and cruelty or according to the negative effects on oppressed communities and individuals. Hierarchies of oppression are generally discredited, though widespread and often unstated.
Hierarchy of precious substances In popular culture, sets of precious substances may form hierarchies which express conventional perceived relative value or merit. Precious metals appear prominently in such hierarchies, but as they grow, gems and semi-precious materials may become part of the systems.
Hierarchy problem In theoretical physics, a hierarchy problem occurs when the fundamental parameters (couplings or masses) of some Lagrangian are vastly different (usually larger) than the parameters measured by experiment. This can happen because measured parameters are related to the fundamental parameters by a prescription known as renormalization.
Hierarchyism Hierarchyism is the belief that society requires a symbolic hierarchy, such as a constitutional monarchy, in order to function properly. Detractors like Noam Chomsky have decried hierarchyism as being a form of bourgeois hegemony that leads to myriad abuses meted out on the proletariat.
Hierax Hierax, or Hieracas, was a learned ascetic who flourished about the end of the 3rd century at Leontopolis in Egypt, where he lived to the age of ninety, supporting himself by calligraphy and devoting his leisure to scientific and literary pursuits, especially to the study of the Bible.
Hiero II of Syracuse Hieron II, tyrant of Syracuse from 270 to 215 BC, was the illegitimate son of a Syracusan noble, Hierocles, who claimed descent from Gelon. He was a former general of Pyrrhus of Epirus and an important figure of the First Punic War.
Hierocles (author of Synecdemus) Hierocles or Hierokles (in Greek Ιεροκλής) was a Byzantine geographer of the sixth century and the attributed author of the Synecdemus or Synekdemos, which contains a table of administrative divisions of the Byzantine Empire and lists of the cities of each. The work is dated to the reign of Justinian but prior to 535, as it divides the 912 listed cities in the Empire among 64 Eparchies.
Hierodule In ancient Greece and Anatolia a hierodule, from the Greek ( "temple" + δούλη "female slave"), was a temple slave in the service of a specific deity, often with the connotation of religious prostitution. The priestesses of Inanna and Ishtar were known to be hierodules.
Hieroglyph (word processor) Hieroglyph is a freeware Russian language word processor written by Michael Morozov. It supports typing in both English and Russian, including using English letters to type in Russian by transliteration with automatic conversion to the Russian alphabet.
Hieroglyphic Luwian Hieroglyphic Luwian is a variant of the Luwian language, recorded in official and royal seals and a small number of monumental inscriptions. It is written in a hieroglyphic script known as Anatolian hieroglyphsthe script has also been called Luwian (or Luvian) hieroglyphs, and (in older publications) Hittite hieroglyphs.
Hierology Hierology (Greek ιερος, hieros, "sacred" or "holy", + λογος, logos, "word" or "reason") refers to analysis and explanation of the sacred traditions or religions of the peoples of any time or place that tries to reconcile faith with reason. It especially refers to philosophical speculations about religion that involve the traditions of multiple cultures or belief systems.
Hieromartyr In the Eastern Orthodox tradition, a hieromartyr is a martyr (one who dies for their beliefs) who was also one of the clergy (deacon, priest, or bishop). In like manner a priest-monk is often called a hieromonk.
Hieromonk Makarije Hieromonk Makarije (died after 1528, Hilandar monastery) is the founder of Serbian and Romanian printing, having printed the first book in Serbian language and the first book in the teritory of Walachia (part of modern day Romania).
Hieronim Wołłowicz Hieronim Wołłowicz of Bogorya Coat of Arms, born in 16th century, died in 17th century, was Lithuanian Podkanclerz and Grand Treasurer of Lithuania of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Starost of Żmudź from 1618 to 1641.
Hieronimus Liubibratich de Trebinia Hieronimus Liubibratich de Trebinia (1716- 1 November 1779 in Vienna ) was a Ragusan military officer who served the Austrian king, was a feldmarschall-lieutenant and Maria-Theresa order-holder. His name comes from the the city of Trebinje in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Hieronymites Hieronymites, a common name for several congregations of hermits living according to the rule of St Augustine with supplementary regulations taken from St Jerome's writings. Their traditional habit is white, with a black cloak.
Hieronymus Bock Hieronymus Bock or JĂ©rĂ´me Bock, also seen as "Boch", (1498 - February 21, 1554) also known under his latinised name Hieronymus Tragus, was a German botanist, physician, and Lutheran priest who began the transition from medieval botany to the modern scientific worldview by arranging plants by their relation or resemblance. His 1546 Kreuterbuch or "herbal" was illustrated by the artist David Kandel.
Hieronymus Graf von Colloredo Hieronymus Graf von Colloredo, or Count Hieronymus von Colloredo. (31 May 1732 - 20 May 1812) was Prince-Bishop of Gurk from 1761 and Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg from 1771 until 1803, when the Archbishopric was secularized.
Hieronymus Praetorius Hieronymus Praetorius (August 10, 1560 – January 27, 1629) was a north German composer and organist of the late Renaissance and very early Baroque eras. He was not related to the much more famous Michael Praetorius, though the Praetorius family had many distinguished musicians throughout the 16th and 17th centuries.
Hieronymus Wolf Hieronymus Wolf (1516–1580) was a sixteenth century German historian and humanist, most famous for introducing a system Byzantine historiography that eventually became the standard in works of medieval Greek history.
Hierophant The role of the hierophant in religion is to bring the congregants into the presence of that which is deemed holy. The word comes from Ancient Greece, where it was constructed from the combination of ta hiera, "the holy," and phainein, "to show.
Hierophany Hierophany (from the Greek roots hieros - "sacred", "holy" -, and epiphaneia - appearance) signifies a manifestation of the Sacred. It occurs frequently in the works of the religious historian Mircea Eliade as an alternative to the more restrictive term theophany (an appearance of a god).
Hieros gamos Hieros Gamos (Greek ιερός γάμος, "holy wedding") or Hierogamy (Greek ιερογαμία, again "holy wedding") means a coupling (sometimes marriage) of a god and a man or a woman, often having a symbolic meaning and generally conducted in the spring. It is an ancient ritual in which participants believed that they could gain profound religious experience through sexual intercourse.
Hiett Prize The Hiett Prize is an award presented by the Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture, endowed by DIHC board member Kim Hiett Jordan in the names of her parents. The award (of $50,000) is presented annually to promising scholars in the field of humanities.
Hiew Hiew (short for "Hacker's view") is a hex viewer, x86 disassembler & assembler, and executable file editor. Written by Eugene Suslikov, it provides a basic but effective interface for performing in-place editing of Windows] [[Portable Executable files.
Hifly Hifly is a charter airline based in Lisbon, Portugal that was once known as Air Luxor. It has a limited range of scheduled flights but operates substantial charter flights for Air Luxor Tours which was established in 2001 and is owned by Hifly.
Higa Middle School is one of the schools in the manga/anime Prince of Tennis, originary from the island of Okinawa. The members of the tennis team have a rather bad attitude by tennis standards, and aren't afraid of using nasty methods to win.
Higa Seiko Karate-do Master Seiko Higa (1889-1966) was a disciple of Master Kanryo Higashionna. Together with Chojun Miyagi, he helped to keep and spread the tradition of the Naha-Te (latter renamed Goju-Ryu) taught by his master.
Higaonna Kanryo Higaonna (Higashionna) Kanyo (1853-1916) was a native of Nishi-shin-machi, Naha, Okinawa. He was born into a merchant family, whose business was selling firewood, an expensive commodity in the Ryūkyū Islands.
Higashi Honganji Higashi Honganji (or, 'The Eastern Temple of the Original Vow') is one of two dominant sub-sects of Shin Buddhism in Japan and abroad, the other being Nishi Honganji (or, 'The Western Temple of the Original Vow'). The Higashi Honganji (also Shinshu Otaniha) sect has approximately 5.
Higashiichiki, Kagoshima Higashiichiki (東市来町; -chou) was a town located in Hioki District, Kagoshima, Japan. On May 1, 2005 the town merged with three other towns forming the city of Hioki and no longer exists as an independent municpality.
Higashikubiki District, Niigata Higashikubiki (東頸城郡; -gun) is a district located in Niigata, Japan. The district was founded when the former Kubiki District split into Higashikubiki District, Nakakubiki District, and Nishikubiki District.
Higashiosaka by-election, 2006 Higashi-osaka held a by-election on August 6 for two seats for the Osaka Prefectural Assembly. One seat went to the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) candidate and the second to the Japanese Communist Party (JCP) candidate.
Higashitsuno, Kochi Higashitsuno (東津野村; -mura) was a village located in Takaoka District, Kochi, Japan. On February 1, 2005 the village merged with the neighboring village of Hayama forming the town of Tsuno and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
Higashiyama period is a certain segment of Japanese culture originated and promoted in the 15th century by the Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa. Based largely on the ideals and aesthetics of Zen Buddhism and the concept of wabi-sabi (beauty in simplicity), Higashiyama Bunka centered on the development of Sado (Japanese tea ceremony), ikebana (flower arranging), Noh drama, and sumi-e ink painting.
Higashiyama, Iwate Higashiyama (東山町; -chou) was a town located in Higashiiwai District, Iwate, Japan. On September 20, 2005 the town merged with two other towns and two villages from the district, and a town from Nishiiwai District, into the expanded city of Ichinoseki.
Higbald of Lindisfarne Higbald of Lindisfarne was Bishop of Lindisfarne from 780 until his death on June 24, 803. Little is known about his life except that he was a regular communicator with Alcuin of York; it is in his letters to Alcuin that Higbald described in graphic detail the Viking raid on Lindisfarne on June 8 793 in which many of his monks were killed.
Hige (Wolf's Rain) Hige seems to know how to function the best in human society, even wearing a dog collar, although the true meaning behind his collar is revealed later in the series. He tends to use his intuition more than the others, but only when he's not thinking with his stomach instead.
Higgby Act The Higgby Act of 1901 strengthened the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 by regulating rebates to shippers. Railroads were not permitted to deviate from published rates (meaning rebate amounts had to be published).
Higgins Armory Museum Higgins Armory Museum, located in Worcester, Massachusetts, is a public, non-profit museum specializing in the history of arms and armor. John Woodman Higgins built a unique steel and glass structure to house his collection of armor, one of the largest such collections in the world.
Higgins Glass Higgins Glass refers to any piece of art glass or fused glass fashioned by Michael and Frances Higgins, of Chicago, Illinois, USA, during the last half of the 20th century. Their work combines a Kandinsky-esque visual aesthetic with an emphasis on functionality of the finished pieces.
Higgins Industries Higgins Industries was the company owned by Andrew Higgins based out of New Orleans, Louisiana. Higgins is most famous for the design and production of the Higgins boat, which was used extensively in D-day invasion.
Higgins trust framework Higgins trust framework is an open source framework that enables users and other systems to integrate identity, profile, and relationship information across multiple heterogeneous systems. Higgins enables developers to write to a common Identity Management API, rather than needing to support multiple identity management systems individually.
Higginsville, West Virginia Higginsville is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States. Higginsville once served as a stagecoach stop on the old Cumberland Road between Winchester and Cumberland, now known as the Slanesville Pike (West Virginia Secondary Route 3).
Higglytown Heroes Higglytown Heroes is a children's] [[Television program|television series currently airing on the Playhouse Disney portion of the Disney Channel, or, on some cable networks, the Playhouse Disney channel. The theme song of the show, Here in Higglytown, is performed by They Might Be Giants.
Higgs boson The Higgs boson is a hypothetical massive scalar elementary particle predicted to exist by the Standard Model of particle physics. It is the only Standard Model particle not yet observed, but plays a key role in explaining the origins of the mass of other elementary particles, in particular the difference between the massless photon and the very heavy W and Z bosons.
Higgs boson in fiction The Higgs boson has appeared in several works of fiction in popular culture. These references rarely reflect the expected properties of the hypothetical elementary particle, or do so only vaguely, and often imbue it with fantastic properties.
Higgs field The Higgs field, named after the British physicist Peter Higgs, is a postulated quantum field, mediated by the Higgs boson, which is believed to permeate the entire universe. Its presence is said to be required in order to explain the large difference in mass between those particles which mediate weak interactions (the W and Z bosons) and that which mediates electromagnetic interactions (the photon).
Higgs mechanism The Higgs mechanism or Anderson-Higgs mechanism, originally proposed by the British physicist Peter Higgs based on a suggestion by Philip Anderson, is the mechanism that gives mass to all elementary particles in particle physics. It makes the W boson different from the photon, for example.
Higgsino In particle physics, a Higgsino is the hypothetical superpartner of the Higgs boson, as predicted by supersymmetry. The Higgsino is a Dirac fermion and that is a weak isodoublet with hypercharge half under the Standard Model gauge symmetries.
Higgsless model In particle physics, a Higgsless model is a model that does not have the Higgs boson, and employs a different mechanism of mass generation and electroweak symmetry breaking instead. Technicolor is an example of this type of Higgsless model.
High 5 Tickets to the Arts High 5 Tickets to the Arts is a non-profit organization aimed at introducing New York City high school students to the arts. Through partnerships with major corporations, it offers student tickets to music, theater, and dance performances for a nominal fee of five dollars or less.
High altitude High altitude are regions on the Earth's surface (or in its atmosphere) that are high above mean sea level. The composition and temperature of the atmosphere at high altitude is substantially different than at sea level.
High altitude nuclear explosion High altitude nuclear explosions have historically been nuclear explosions which take place outside the Earth's atmosphere. Such explosions have been tests of nuclear weapons, used to determine the effects of the blast and radiation in the [environment.
High and Low Politics In the fields of Political Science and International Relations the terms High and Low Politics often refer to different forms of policy. Low politics happen near to the people and concern areas like health, crime and the economy.
High and Mighty (book) High and Mighty: SUVs - The World's Most Dangerous vehicles and how they got that way (ISBN 1-58648-123-1) is a book by Keith Bradsher which details the tax breaks, protectionism and policy decisions which led to the rise of the Sport Utility Vehicle in modern America, and the poor safety record of the first and second generation of SUVs.
High and tight The high and tight can be any of several very short hair styles most commonly worn by men in military service, predominantly in the United States.many variations of the style exist, the one common denominator is that all of the hair is removed beneath a line that is always situated above the top of the ears.
High authority for the struggle against discrimination and for equality The High Authority for the Struggle Against Discrimination and for Equality (French Haute autorité de lutte contre les discriminations et pour l'égalité or HALDE) is a French "independent administrative authority" which "has the right to judge all discrimination, direct or indirect, that is prohibited by law or an international agreement to which France is a signatory."
High Admiral (Honorverse) The rank of High Admiral has also appeared in David Weber's Honor Harrington series of novels. First introduced in The Honor of the Queen, the rank of High Admiral is the highest rank in the Grayson Navy, and is usually a rank bestowed upon the senior uniformed officer in the Navy.
High Alpha Research Vehicle The High Alpha (angle of attack) Research Vehicle was a modified F/A-18 Hornet used by NASA in a 3-phase program investigating controlled flight at high angles of attack using thrust vectoring, modifications to the flight controls, and forebody strakes. The program lasted from April 1987 to September 1996
High Altitude Pulmonary Edema High altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) is a life threatening form of non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema that occurs in otherwise healthy mountaineers at altitudes above 2500m. Some cases have however been reported also at lower altitudes (between 1500 and 2500m in highly vulnerable subjects), although what makes some people susceptible to HAPE is not currently known.
High Angle Battery The High Angle Battery is a derelict fort built in 1892 on the Isle of Portland in Dorset, England. The battery was built as part of Britain's Coastal Defences in 1892 and is located in a disused Portland Stone quarry at the northern end of the island.
High Bar First Nation The High Bar First Nation is a First Nations government of the Secwepemc (Shuswap) Nation, located in the Fraser Canyon-Cariboo region of the Central Interior of the Canadian province of British Columbia. It was created when the government of the then-Colony of British Columbia established an Indian Reserve system in the 1860s.
High Bentham High Bentham or Higher Bentham is a small town in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England, with a population of around 3,000 people. The town council is known as Bentham Town Council, and also covers Low Bentham.
High Bridge (New York City) The High Bridge is a stone masonry arch bridge, with a height of almost 140 feet (40 m) over the Harlem River, connecting the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx. It is the oldest surviving bridge in New York City.
High Bridge Branch The High Bridge Branch was a branch line of the Central Railroad of New Jersey (CNJ) that started in High Bridge, New Jersey at a connection with the CNJ main line and continued north to iron-ore mines in Morris County. The line followed the South Branch of the Raritan River for much of its duration.
High Bridge of Kentucky (bridge) High Bridge is a currently used railroad bridge over the large palisides of the Kentucky River between Jessamine County, Kentucky and Mercer County, Kentucky. On its completion in 1877, the 275 foot tall bridge was the tallest bridge in North America and the tallest railroad bridge in world.
High Bridge, Kentucky High Bridge, Kentucky is a small community located in Jessamine County on the lower reaches of the Kentucky River near the confluence of the Dix River with the Kentucky. It is noted for a very high railroad bridge over the Kentucky River nearby which gives the community its name, and for a brand of bottled water named for the community which depicts the bridge on its label.
High Button Shoes High Button Shoes is a musical theater production, first staged at the New Century Theatre on Broadway on October 9, 1947. It has music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Sammy Cahn and book by George Abbott and Phil Silvers.
High concept High concept, in movies, is a term typically used to refer to the style and mode of production developed by Hollywood studios in the late 1970s. The term has also been claimed to originate from the marketing and management work of media executives Barry Diller and Michael Eisner at the ABC network in the 1960s.
High cotton "High Cotton" is a Southern-American term used to reflect the best of times; a time of well being. The term originates from the rural farming community in the Antebellum (pre-Civil War) when "high cotton" meant that the crops were good and the prices, likewise, were better.
High council (Mormonism) In Mormonism, a high council is one of several different governing bodies that have existed in the church hierarchy on many Latter Day Saint denominations. Most often, the term refers to a stake high council in a local stake, but other high councils include the standing Presiding High Council in Zion, and the "travelling high council" better-known as the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
High country (New Zealand) High country is a New Zealand term for the elevated pastoral land of the internal South Island and - to a lesser extent - internal North Island of New Zealand. This terrain, which can be compared loosely with the outback of Australia, high veldt of South Africa and pampas of Argentina, lies in the rain shadow of the country's mountain ranges and tends to be extensively farmed land with a continental climate consisting of low rainfall, cold winters and hot summers.
High cross A High Cross is a standing cross with a circle, made of stone and often richly ornamented. High Crosses exist from the 7th century in Ireland, and were later seen in Scotland and in Wales; the Irish High Cross has become more famous because of its distinctive shape (the ringed Celtic Cross), the amount of ornamentation, and for the quality of their decoration.
High Clerist's Tower The High Clerist's Tower is actually a massive fortress, introduced into the fictional Dragonlance series of novels in the book Dragons of Winter Night. Vinas Solamnus, founder of the Knights of Solamnia, ordered it to be constructed some 1600 years prior to the Cataclysm after some Solamnic clerics asked him to build it.
High Commission of Brunei Darussalam in Ottawa The High Commission of Brunei Darussalam in Canada is the high commission of Brunei Darussalam in Ottawa, Canada. It is currently located in the Sandy Hill neighbourhood at 395 Laurier Avenue East in the building known as Stadacona Hall.
High Commission of Pakistan in Ottawa The High Commission High Commission of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in Ottawa is the diplomatic mission of Pakistan to Canada. The chancery is located at 10 Range Road in the Sandy Hill neighbourhood among a cluster of other embassies.
High Commission of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States in Ottawa The High Commission of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States in Ottawa (OECS) is a regional High Commission office for multiple island-nations of the Eastern Caribbean located on Albert St in Ottawa, Canada.
High Commission of the United Kingdom in Ottawa The British High Commission in Canada is the High Commission of the United Kingdom in Canada. It is located at 80 Elgin Street in downtown Ottawa, across the street from the National Arts Centre and not far from Parliament Hill.
High Commissioner on National Minorities Created on July 8 1992 by the Helsinki Summit Meeting of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, the High Commissioner on National Minorities is charged with identifying and seeking early resolution of ethnic tension that might endanger peace, stability or friendly relations between participating states of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (as the CSCE is now known).
High Commissioner to the Philippines High Commissioner to the Philippines was the title of the personal representative of the President of the United States to the Commonwealth of the Philippines during the period 1935-1946. The office was created by the Tydings-McDuffie Act of 1934, which provided for a period of transition from direct American rule to the complete independence of the islands on July 4, 1946.
High Constables and Guard of Honour of the Palace of Holyroodhouse The High Constables of Holyroodhouse are a small corps of ceremonial guards at the Sovereign's official residence in the Scottish capital, Edinburgh. Dating from the early sixteenth century, they now parade whenever the Sovereign, or the Lord High Commissioner of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, is in residence.
High Council of B'nei Noah The High Council of B'nei Noah is a group of Noahides who, at the request of the nascient Sanhedrin, gathered in IsraelSanhedrin Moves to Establish Council For NoahidesArutz Sheva on Monday January 10, 2006/10 Tevet 5766 to be recognized as an international Noachide organization for the purpose of serving as a bridge between the Sanhedrin and Noachides worldwide. There were ten initial members These men were Professor Vendyl Jones, Jack Saunders, Billy Jack Dial, James D.
High Council of Sweden The Privy Council of Sweden or Royal Council (in Swedish RiksrĂĄdet until 1809 and StatsrĂĄdet until 1975, sometimes latinised as Senatus Regni Sueciae) consisted of the monarch's foremost advisors. Beginning in the 19th century the council was gradually transformed into a cabinet of ministers led by a prime minister that functions independently of the monarch.
High Council of The Salvation Army The High Council of The Salvation Army elects a new General in the event of a vacancy or prior to the retirement of the existing office holder. It can also remove a General when he or she can no longer fulfill their duties.
High Country Council of Governments The High Country Council of Governments is one of the 17 regional North Carolina Councils of Governments (Region D) established by the North Carolina General Assembly for the purpose of regional planning and administration. Headquartered in Boone, North Carolina, it serves Yancey, Mitchell, Avery, Watauga, Ashe, Alleghany, and Wilkes counties.
High Court (Fiji) The High Court of Fiji is one of three courts established by Chapter 9 of the Constitution, the others being the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court. The Constitution empowers Parliament to create other courts; these are subordinate to the High Court, which is authorized to oversee all proceedings of such courts.
High Court (Myanmar) The High Court (also known as the Supreme Court), located between Mahabandoola Garden Street and Pansodan Street in Kyauktada Township, downtown Yangon, is the highest appeals court in Myanmar. The High Court is presided by justices appointed by the State Peace and Development Council.
High Court (Republic of Ireland) The High Court (Irish: An Ard-ChĂşirt) of the Republic of Ireland is a court which deals at first instance with the most serious and important civil and criminal cases, and also acts as a court of appeal for civil cases in the Circuit Court. It also has the power to determine whether a law is constitutional or not, and of judicial review over acts of the government.
High Court judge A High Court judge is a judge of the High Court of Justice, and represents the third highest level of judge in the courts of England and Wales. High Court judges are referred to as puisne (pronounced pewnee) judges.
High Court of Australia The High Court of Australia is the final court of appeal in Australia, the highest court in the Australian court hierarchy. It has both original and appellate jurisdiction, has the power of judicial review over laws passed by the Parliament of Australia and the parliaments of the States, and interprets the Constitution of Australia.
High Court of Cassation and Justice The High Court of Cassation and Justice (Romanian: ĂŽnalta Curte de CasaĹŁie Ĺźi JustiĹŁie) is Romania's supreme Court of justice. It is the equivalent of France's Cour de cassation and serves a similar function to other courts of cassation around the world.
High Court of Constabulary The High Court of Constabulary was a court in Scotland which was presided over by the Lord High Constable of Scotland and other judges. Established in the late 13th century the Court was empowered to judge all cases of rioting, disorder, bloodshed, and murder if such crimes occurred within four miles of the King of Scotland, the King's Council, or the Parliament of Scotland.
High Court of Justice Her Majesty's High Court of Justice (usually known more simply as the High Court) is, together with the Crown Court and the Court of Appeal, part of the Supreme Court of Judicature of England and Wales (which under the Constitutional Reform Act 2005, is to be known as the Senior Courts of England and Wales).
High Court of South Africa The High Court of South Africa is a court of law in South Africa. The court, when constituted in 1994, inherited the jurisdiction of the provincial and local divisions of the Supreme Court of South Africa that was formally abolished following the post apartheid settlement.
High Cross, Leicestershire High Cross is the crossroads of the Roman Roads of Watling Street and Fosse Way in Leicestershire, England. It is located about a mile west of the village of Claybrooke Magna and was located in the hundred of Guthlaxton.
High Cross, Newport High Cross is a suburb of the city of Newport, south Wales in the United Kingdom, and forms part of the community (parish) of Rogerstone. The majority of the housing in the area was built in the 1930s on land formerly owned by the Tredegar Estate (the Morgans of Tredegar House) which at the time was outside the boundaries of the county borough of Newport.
High Crystal High Crystal is a science fiction/secret agent novel by Martin Caidin that was first published in 1974. It was the second sequel to Caidin's 1972 work Cyborg, which in turn was the basis for the television series The Six Million Dollar Man.
High data rate Digital Subscriber Line High Data Rate Digital Subscriber Line (HDSL) was the first DSL technology that uses a higher frequency spectrum of copper, twisted pair cables. HDSL was developed in the USA, as a better technology for high-speed, synchronous circuits typically used to interconnect local exchange carrier systems, and also to carry high-speed corporate data links and voice channels, using T1 lines.

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