The Patriot Act increases the government's power to spy in four areas. 1  1. Expanded access to personal records held by third parties. 2  2. More secret searches. 3  3. Expansion of the intelligence exception in wiretap law. 4  4. Expansion of the pen register exception in wiretap law.
Nimbus is a Latin word meaning cloud or rain storm. Nimbo is a prefix and nimbus is a suffix. An example would be: Nimbostratus, a precipitating cloud.
The nimbus of the saint in his eyes, was associated with the crown of martyrdom. There is no nimbus around her head, no sign of the cross upon her breast; her hands are clasped on no crucifix or rosary. Above is a nimbus of clouds, and above the nimbus, the weighing of souls.