For the purposes of this debate, a 'Social Court' is a method of holding friends to account for legal, but socially undesirable behaviour.

Any friend within the a friendship group may bring a charge against another, and class action charges are permissible. For example Friend A (or a collection of Friends) could bring a charge against Friend B for missing a dinner reservation or cheating on a mutual friend.

The exact nature of the proceedings would be decided and codified by the group. These rulings are not legally binding, and have no real legal weight.

In efforts to homeshore development initiatives, India has taken significant steps to limit activities of international NGOs in the country (including limiting the transfers of funds to NGOs from abroad, increasing documentation and auditing requirements and prohibiting political NGOs entirely), directly resulting in many international NGOs losing their operating licenses.

Alternative sources of development funding have since become local NGOs, domestic civil society organisations funded by the government, and government-led development programmes (including putting obligations onto the largest companies to support development intiatives).

It is the beginning of the 18th century, and piracy is at its peak and most profitable. The ships are considered to be a more egalitarian place than most societies, but the pirates have begun to be sealocked due to an increasing number of ransoms on pirates' heads once they reach land. 

The year is 2028 before the presidential elections, Donald Trump has taken control of government institutions with the help of militias and sleeper cells within the National Guard and security forces, assisted by senior members of the Republican Party.

For this debate, Democratic states refer to states who have governors affiliated with the Democratic party. 

Ensmutification is the growing trend of sexually explicit, risqué, or morally provocative content in mainstream media and literature. Examples include the film, "Wuthering Heights", the TV show, Euphoria, and the novel and TV show, "Heated Rivalry".

The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC), is a regional, intergovernmental, political, and economic union and military alliance comprising Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.

"Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.” - Friedrich Nietzsche

You are a non-sports fan living in England. There exists a single pill that, if taken, will permanently make you genuinely and earnestly become a football super fan, supporting Tottenham Hotspur. If you do not take the pill, you will remain a non-sports fan forever.