Verb
give up a high office formally or officially, especially the throne
The Queen has said she is willing to stand aside when she reaches 87, news which comes as a bombshell to monarchists who believed she would never abdicate, even though Charles is the longest-serving Prince of Wales ever.
Noun
official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority
The law that for almost 18 years has banned openly gay Americans from serving in the armed forces will be officially repealed Tuesday, nine months after Congress voted to end the Clinton-era edict.
Seven seismologists went on trial on an indictment of manslaughter for allegedly failing to warn residents before a devastating earthquake in central Italy in 2009.
Geologists listening in on “icequakes” that rumble through glaciers have developed a model that can predict a collapse up to 15 days before it happens.
Presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul of Texas thinks his "philosophy of liberty and the Constitution ... has been vindicated to some degree" in recent years.