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  • Civil Liberties

    Civil Liberties in the law of the United States Civil Liberties: Related U.S. Resources Civil Liberties in the American Law Encyclopedia Judicial Effects and Policies Keywords in the U.S. Legal Corpus Judicial Policies Topics in the United States Legal Dictionary See Also Bill of Rights (in […]

  • Civil

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Civil Meaning of Civil Derived from Latin civilis, a citizen as distinguished from a savage or barbarian. Byers v Sun Savings Bank, 139 P. 948, 41 Okl. 728. As opposed to criminal , the term indicates […]

  • American Civil Liberties Union

    Widely known under its law abbreviation A.C.L.U. An organization of lawyers and others devoted to the legal protection of civil rights and civil liberties, traditionally with a heavy emphasis on vindicating and extending p…

  • Government

    Government

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Government Meaning of Government The governing body of a community , a state , United States , territory, district , municipality , a commonwealth . See 11 U.S.C. §101(21). <div […]

  • Police

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Police Meaning of Police That function of the government which relates to the detection and arrest of offenders, the preservation of the public peace , the enforcement of the laws. Also, the constabulary […]

  • Patronage

    The right of appointing to ofiice; as, the patronage of the president of the United States, if abused, may endanger the liberties of the people. In Ecclesiastical Law. The right of presentation to a church or ecclesiastical benefice. 2 Bl. Comm. 21. …

  • Patronage

    The right of appointing to ofiice; as, the patronage of the president of the United States, if abused, may endanger the liberties of the people. In Ecclesiastical Law. The right of presentation to a church or ecclesiastical benefice. 2 Bl. Comm. 21. …

  • Censorship

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Censorship Meaning of Censorship The regulation or curtailment of the freedom of speech and expression in any form in the interest of good morals and the preservation of peace and order . Any examination […]

  • Consumer Protest

    Resources Further Reading ˜ ˜America: History and Life. ™ ™ (1980). /serials.abc-clio .com/cgibin/nph-appframework/ABC-Clio.Serials. American Civil Liberties Union. (1991). ˜ ˜The Bill of Rights: A Brief History. ™ ™ ACLU Briefing Paper. aclu .org/library/pbp9.html. ˜ ˜Anthem […]

  • Municipal

    Municipal

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Municipal Meaning of Municipal Pertaining to a local government unit, such as that of a city or town or village . In broader sense, means pertaining to a state or a nation as distinct from that which is […]

  • Liberty

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Liberty Meaning of Liberty Freedom. Freedom from restraint, but under conditions regulated by law; freedom from extraneous control . Also used to denote a franchise or perÂsonal privilege ; […]

  • Liberty

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Liberty Meaning of Liberty Freedom. Freedom from restraint, but under conditions regulated by law; freedom from extraneous control . Also used to denote a franchise or perÂsonal privilege ; […]

  • ACLU

    See American Civil Liberties Union….