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import java.util.Iterator;

	    Query query = getSession().createQuery("SELECT term FROM DefinedTermBase term WHERE term.termType = :termType");

	    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")

        List<T> result = query.list();

	    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")

        List<TERM> result = query.list();

    @Override

    public <S extends DefinedTermBase> List<S> list(Class<S> type, Integer limit, Integer start,

            List<OrderHint> orderHints, List<String> propertyPath) {

        return deduplicateResult(super.list(type, limit, start, orderHints, propertyPath));

    }

    /**

     * Workaround for http://dev.e-taxonomy.eu/trac/ticket/5871 and #5945

     * Terms with multiple representations return identical duplicates

     * due to eager representation loading. We expect these duplicates to appear

     * in line wo we only compare one term with its predecessor. If it already

     * exists we remove it from the result.

     * @param orginals

     * @return

     */

    private <S extends DefinedTermBase<?>> List<S> deduplicateResult(List<S> orginals) {

        List<S> result = new ArrayList<>();

        Iterator<S> it = orginals.iterator();

        S last = null;

        while (it.hasNext()){

            S a = it.next();

            if (a != last){

                if (!result.contains(a)){

                    result.add(a);

                }

            }

            last = a;

        }

        return result;

    }