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What Is the Difference Between Criminal Law and Civil Law?

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In the United States, there are two bodies of law whose purpose is to deter or punish serious wrongdoing or to compensate the victims of such wrongdoing.  Criminal law deals with behavior that is or can be construed as an offense against the public, society,  or the state—even if the immediate victim is an individual.  Examples are murder, assault, theft,and drunken driving.  Civil law deals with behavior that constitutes an injury to an individual or other private party, such as a corporation.  Examples are defamation (including libel and slander), breach of contract, negligence resulting in injury or death, and property damage. Criminal law and civil law differ with respect to how cases are initiated (who may bring charges or file suit), how cases are decided (by a judge or a jury), what kinds of punishment or penalty may be imposed, what standards of proof must be met, and what legal protections may be available to the defendant. In criminal cases, for example, only the federal or a
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Personality and achievement Peter I

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one-half feet (two metres) tall; he was handsome  and of unusual physical strength. Unlike all earlier Russian tsars, whose   Byzantine   splendours he   repudiated , he was very simple in his manners; for example, he enjoyed conversation over a mug of beer with shipwrights and sailors from the foreign ships visiting   St. Petersburg . Restless, energetic, and impulsive, he did not like splendid clothes that hindered his movements; often he appeared in worn-out shoes and an old hat, still more often in   military   or naval uniform. He was fond of merrymaking and knew how to conduct it, though his jokes were frequently crude, and he sometimes drank heavily and forced his guests to do so too. A just man who did not tolerate dishonesty, he was terrible in his anger and could be cruel when he encountered opposition: in such moments only his   intimates   could soothe him—best of all his beloved second wife, Catherine, whom people frequently asked to intercede with him for them. Sometimes
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Legacy of Genghis Khan

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  Legacy of Genghis Khan As far as can be judged from the  disparate  sources, Genghis  Khan’s  personality was a complex one. He had great physical strength, tenacity of purpose, and an unbreakable will. He was not obstinate and would listen to advice from others, including his wives and mother. He was flexible. He could deceive but was not petty. He had a sense of the value of loyalty, unlike Toghril or Jamuka. Enemies guilty of treachery toward their lords could expect short shrift from him, but he would exploit their treachery at the same time. He was religiously minded, carried along by his sense of a divine mission, and in moments of crisis he would reverently  worship  the  Eternal Blue Heaven, the supreme deity of the Mongols. So much is true of his early life. The picture becomes less harmonious as he moves out of his familiar sphere and comes into contact with the strange, settled world beyond the steppe. At first he could not see beyond the immediate gains to be got from mas
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Architecture and History of Qutub Minar

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Architecture and History of Qutub Minar

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            Architecture and History of Qutub Minar The architecture of the Qutub Minar which means ‘Qutub Tower’ or ‘Qutb Tower’ mimics the Jam Minar and other Minarets established by the Ghurids as seen in Afghanistan. The construction started in 1193 AD by the Sultan Aibak who demolished the remains of the 27 Jain Temples that existed since the Pandava era up till the Tomar ruler who built ‘Lal Kot’ city followed by the Chauhan period who were the last Hindu Rulers of Delhi. In fact, the area where the ruins of Lal Kot existed was used by Sultan Aibak to construct the Tower and its surrounding structures. The fragmented pieces of these Temples along with red sandstones were then used to build the Qutb Minar and the Tower began to take its shape. Sultan Aibak lived only to see the completion of its base and the first floor. Later, his successor, Sultan Iltutmish aka Altamash, the third Turkic Sultan, erected three more storeys over the first floor of this Minar. The fifth and last fl
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