Two hundred years ago, the consequences of the act of stealing from shops varied enormously, depending on the social status of the perpetrator.

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The California Shark Protection Act would force retail shops, restaurants and small processing plants to deplete their entire stock of shark fins by the end of 2012, according to McClatchy.

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Female Force: Sarah Palin, Act 2 will be available at comic shops and from online retailers such as Amazon.com in December.

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But the very act of making them like glitzy shopping centres has put a long run of shops and restaurants between you and the departure gate.

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Their legal teams argued that the terms of the Riotous Assemblies (Scotland) Act 1822 dictates that councils need to provide cash to schools, churches, shops or houses that have been damaged in riots.

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