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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 […]
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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 […]
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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…
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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ACLU
See American Civil Liberties Union….