An adversity score is score applied to a students standardized college admissions exam (SAT, ACT, ATAR etc.) that measures a students adversity based on a number of criteria including but not limited to: race, income, crime rate in their area, parents education, quality of their school and others

The common farming exception is a clause in most animal cruelty legislation that states that an action cannot be animal cruelty if it is common farming practice.

Foreign Direct Investment pertains to foreign investment in which the investor obtains a lasting interest in an enterprise in another country. It involves establishing a direct business interest in a foreign country, such as buying or establishing a manufacturing business, building warehouses, or buying buildings. Foreign Indirect Investment (FII), on the other hand, refers to investing in the financial assets of a foreign country, such as stocks or bonds available on an exchange. In simple terms, it involves the purchase of securities that can be easily bought or sold. The intent with FII is generally to invest money into the foreign country’s stock market with the hope of generating a return.

Queer theology is a theological method that has developed out of the philosophical approach of queer theory. Queer theology begins with an assumption that gender non-conformity and gay, lesbian and bisexual desire have always been present in human history, including the Bible.