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A combination commodity trade in which soybean futures are purchased and soybean meal or oil futures are sold. Compare reverse crush.
 in Ohio. The state supreme court on May 15 overturned the importuning law, which made it a first-degree misdemeanor misdemeanor, in law, a minor crime, in contrast to a felony. At common law a misdemeanor was a crime other than treason or a felony. Although it might be a grave offense, it did not affect the feudal bond or take away the offender's property. By the 19th cent.  to make a sexual advance toward a person of the same sex if the "offender offender n. an accused defendant in a criminal case or one convicted of a crime. (See: defendant, accused)  knows [it] is offensive."

"[The ruling] is a stark rejection of antigay discrimination in criminal laws," said attorney Heather Sawyer of Lambda Legal Lambda Legal (Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund) is a United States civil rights organization that focuses on gay men, lesbians, bisexuals, transgender people and those with HIV through impact litigation, education, and public policy work.  Defense and Education Fund. "We don't throw men in jail for making passes at women."
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Publication:The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1U3OH
Date:Jun 25, 2002
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