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in criminal law, a person who, though not present at the commission of a crime, becomes a participator in the crime either before or after the fact of...
in law, an accident caused by the operation of extraordinary natural force. The effect of ordinary natural causes (e.g., that rain will leak through a...
( k´ n t) (KEY) , monkshood, or wolfsbane, any of several species of the genus Aconitum of the family Ranunculaceae (buttercup family), hardy perenni...
1802–78, American architect, b. England. He came to the United States in 1829. A skilled cabinetmaker and draftsman, he lived first in Manlius, N.Y....
(kl d p r ´) (KEY) , 1613–88, French architect, scientist, and physician. One of the most eminent French scholars of his time, he advanced the stud...
1882–1975, American architect, b. New York City, studied architecture at Columbia Univ. and the École des Beaux-Arts. Stein worked in the office of...