PTE

to bring or pursue criminal proceedings against a person or organization accused of breaking the law

the organization and management of government work, including the delivery of public services

to give formal approval to an agreement or constitutional change through the required procedure

a vote in which the electorate directly accepts or rejects a particular proposal or question

a public body that sets or enforces rules governing a particular activity under powers granted by law

to formally cancel a law so that it no longer has legal force

the household, advisers, officials, and attendants surrounding a king or queen

to ask an authority or responsible body to provide a remedy for harm or unfair treatment

the division of governmental functions among different institutions so that power is not concentrated in one body

a written law formally made by a legislative body

established, granted, or required by a statute

the process by which one person takes over a throne or ruling position from another

a statement given by a witness as evidence in a court or other formal proceeding

recognized entitlements to take or use water from a particular source under specified conditions

the division of land into areas with rules about the kinds of development or activities allowed in each

an agreement between opponents to stop fighting, without necessarily ending the war through a peace settlement

the arrangement of events in the order in which they occurred, often with their dates

relating to a society or period before large-scale machine production and factory industry became widespread

a method of estimating the age of once-living material by measuring its remaining carbon-14

a military operation in which forces surround a place and restrict access to make its defenders surrender

the organized buying, selling, and transport of people as enslaved property

the study of archaeological deposits and their order and relationships, used to interpret how a site developed

a method of dating wood by matching its pattern of annual growth rings with an established sequence

relating to beauty, artistic experience, or the appreciation of appearance

An indirect reference to a known person, event, story, or work that adds meaning through association.

A published collection of selected literary works, often by several writers or centered on a theme.

the study, care, and treatment of artworks to safeguard their materials and significance for the future

having an arrangement in which opposite or corresponding parts differ in shape, size, or position

a sculpture showing a person's head, shoulders, and usually the upper chest