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SBV list 6
SBV list 6 8th grade social studies
| word | Answer |
|---|---|
| Bill of attainder | A legislative act that inflicts punishment upon a person or group without a judicial trial |
| Deforestation | The destruction and removal of forest and its undergrowth by natural or human forces |
| Diffusion | The spread of people, ideas, technology and products among places |
| Ex post facto law | A legislative act that retroactively makes an act a crime, makes a crime a more serious crime, makes a criminal punishment more severe, or changes trial rules to make conviction easier |
| Globalization | The act, process, or policy of making something worldwide in scope or application |
| Region | An area with one or more common characteristics or features, which give it a measure of homogeneity and make it different from surrounding areas |
| Theocracy | A system of government headed by one or more religious leaders who claim to rule by devine authority |