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  • Emancipation

    The act by which one who was under the control and power of another is set free. The word has its origin in roman law , where the laws relating to emancipation were principally concerned with the process by which the father relinquished his power and control over his child so that […]

  • Catholic Emancipation Act

    Act 10 Geo. IV. e. 7. This act relieves from disabilities and restores all civil rights to Catholics, except that of holding ecclesiastical offices and certain high state offices. 3 Steph. Comm. 109. …

  • UN International Drug Control Programme

    Hierarchical Display of UN International Drug Control Programme International Organisations > United Nations > UN programmes and funds Meaning of UN International Drug Control Programme Overview and more information about UN International Drug Control Programme For a more comprehensive […]

  • UN Programmes and Funds

    Hierarchical Display of UN programmes and funds International Organisations > United Nations Meaning of UN programmes and funds Overview and more information about UN programmes and funds For a more comprehensive understanding of UN programmes and funds, see in the general part of the […]

  • Roman Law

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Roman Law Meaning of Roman Law All the laws which prevailed among the Romans and in particular the law of Justinian. See civil law . Roman Law Alternative […]

  • Private Law

    Private law in Law EnforcementMain Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of private law.ResourcesSee AlsoLaw Enforcement Officer Police Law Enforcement Agency Further Reading private law in A Dictionary of […]

  • Family Law

    Resources Legal English Vocabulary: Family Law in Spanish Online translation of the English legal term family law into Spanish: derecho de familia (English to Spanish translation) . More about legal dictionary from english to spanish online. Related to the Legal Thesaurus Resources See Also […]

  • Suffrage

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Suffrage Meaning of Suffrage A political right or privilege , conferred by the constitution and statutes, to participate by means of voting in elections in the establishment or management of government . […]

  • Writing

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Writing Meaning of Writing In the most general sense, the term denotes a document, whether manuscript or printed, as opposed to mere spoken words. Writing […]

  • Discharge

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Discharge Meaning of Discharge n. An instrument by which the binding force of a contract is terminated. In the law of bankruptcy , a discharge is the proceeding by which a bankrupt person is freed from […]

  • Process

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Process Meaning of Process The proceedings in any action or prosecution , real or personal , civil or criminal , from the beginning to the end; strictly, the summons by which one is cited into a court , […]

  • Power

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Power Meaning of Power The right , ability, capacity or legal authority to do some act which a person cannot do without the power. Ability of a person to produce change in legal relation by doing or not […]

  • Power

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Power Meaning of Power The right , ability, capacity or legal authority to do some act which a person cannot do without the power. Ability of a person to produce change in legal relation by doing or not […]

  • Fiducia

    (Lat.) In civil law. A contract by which we sell a thing to some one that is, transmit to him the property of the thing, with the solemn forms of emancipation on condition that he will sell it back to us. This species of contract took place in the emancipation of children, in testaments, and…

  • Fiducia

    (Lat.) In civil law. A contract by which we sell a thing to some one that is, transmit to him the property of the thing, with the solemn forms of emancipation on condition that he will sell it back to us. This species of contract took place in the emancipation of children, in testaments, and…