To partition a sovereign country means to divide into two or more different sovereign countries. A recent example of this would be the partitioning of Sudan into Sudan and South Sudan in 2011. For the purposes of this debate, the country of Ukraine, which used to be part of Soviet Russia, has a lot of pro-Russian denizens, particularly in its easternmost regions.

White-hat hacking is done by hackers who attack IT systems in order to strain-test, to find vulnerabilities, and possibly to contribute to system improvements. The act of supporting it includes but not limited to secretly contributing to training, hiring white hat hackers, providing facilities needed, etc.

A university ranking categorizes universities into tiered, numerical rankings based on various quantitative and qualitative factors (these factors shall be discussed within the debate). These rankings have been historically used for decades, are often recognized nationally and internationally.

Iran's morality police ("Gasht-e Ershad") enforces highly conservative behavioral rules and dress codes over the people of Iran. Their mandate and operation are recently reenergized under a hard-line president, Ebrahim Raisi, who took office last year supported by Ayatollah Ali Khomeini, the supreme religious leader of the Shia-majority Iran.

Mahsa Amini, a 22 y.o. girl, recently died after being interrogated by the morality policy for violating their strict dress code. Her death sparked an intense nationwide protest in Iran. Against these protests, the government in Iran has been responding with intense application of force.

Reporting of high-profile criminal cases in mass media is self-explanatory. Examples to this include but not limited to the recent reporting of Brigadir Yosua Hutabarat's murder in Indonesia, the recent high profile trials of Amber Heard and Johnny Depp, the trials of O.J. Simpson in the U.S.