It would depend on which countries refuse act you are referring to. Many, though not all, countries have them and they all differ.
In the US it is within three nautical miles of shore. This includes lakes, bays and waterways. (MARPOL) Marine Pollution Act is an agreement to a set of requirements set forth by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to regulate the discharge of ANYTHING into the water.
If it is melting, boiling, condensing, subliming, or depositing, then it is changing state.
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Giving out information of celebrities or any person for that matter is prohibited.
Anything that is prohibited by statute or is already a settled matter of law.
All felons in all states are prohibited from owning firearms. It doesn't matter what the crime was. convicted felon = no guns.
The "Sound of Silence" is a protest-style song about people who refuse to make their voices heard on things that matter (or at least matter to them).
This is largely a matter of state and local laws. Each municipality is different.
Yes. Their may be very valid legal reasons for a bank (or business) to issue a check, and then refuse to negotiate it. It all depends on the specifics of the matter.
Unless it's a matter of life or death then you would go to the ER and no they cannot refuse you service, however, a hospitcal can refuse you service if you haven't paid your past due bills to them if it's not a life or death situation or emergency.
None of these. It is energy. It is not matter. But according to the law of relativity, energy can be converted into matter.