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variegated

These security measures provide spaces in which states intentionally exercise a ‘variegated sovereignty’ in which there is little or no corporate tax, little or no income tax for noncitizens, no customs or tariffs, and very little regulation.

—p.111 Chapter 3 – Palimpsests of Law and Corporate Sovereigns (87) by Laleh Khalili
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abeyance

States can also choose to create enclaves where laws and regulations are held in abeyance, ostensibly to spur commerce.

—p.108 Chapter 3 – Palimpsests of Law and Corporate Sovereigns (87) by Laleh Khalili
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portentous

But the case is notable for the portentous and pedantic elaborations made by the arbitrator,

—p.103 Chapter 3 – Palimpsests of Law and Corporate Sovereigns (87) by Laleh Khalili
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liminal

Infilling coastal areas with material dredged from the sea introduces sedimented marine pollution into liminal coastal areas and shorelines.

—p.82 Chapter 2 – Harbour-making (49) by Laleh Khalili
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