Atrioventricular block. Sudden cessation of speech or a thought process without an immediate observable cause, sometimes considered a consequence of repression. v. blocked, blockÂ·ing, blocks To arrest passage through; obstruct.
The Neutrality Acts of the 1930âs were a series of laws passed by Congress to subside the growing turmoil in Asia and Europeâfeuds that eventually led to World War II. The Neutrality Acts ultimately spawned out of Americaâs willingness to practice non-interventionism and isolationism.
The Espionage Act is a federal legislature enacted in 1917. The Act criminalizes and punishes espionage, spying and related crimes.The Act prohibits not only spying but also various other activities, including certain kinds of expression.he Act criminalizes and punishes espionage, spying and related crimes. The Act prohibits not only spying but also various other activities, including certain kinds of expression.