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  • Federal State

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

  • Partnership

    Partnership

    The relation subsisting between two or more persons who have contracted together to share as common owners the profits of a business carried on by all or any of them on behalf of all of them, Shumaker, Partnership, 2. Elements : The essential elements of a partnership are (1) a contract […]

  • Consumption

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Consumption Meaning of Consumption Synonyms of Consumption noun confectio consumptio decay decomposition decrement depletion desolation destruction […]

  • Merger

    Merger

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Merger Meaning of Merger In relation to corporations, the term denotes the amalgamation of two corporations to form a new one. The absorption of one corporation by another, which retains its name and […]

  • Competition Law

    English Legal System: Competition LawIn the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Competition Law : The branch of law concerned with the regulation of *anticompetitive practices, *restrictive trade practices, and abuses of a dominant position […]

  • Trade

    Trade

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Trade Meaning of Trade The word has various shades of meaning but its primary one is that of commerce , the business of selling, with a view to profit , goods which the trader has either manufactured […]

  • Customs Valuation

    Customs valuation in Global Commerce Policy In this regard, customs valuation is: methods used by customs authorities to allocate a value to imported goods for the purpose of striking the correct import duty. The WTO Agreement on Implementation of Article VII [customs valuation] of the General […]

  • Non-governmental Organisation

    Non-governmental Organisation (NGO) in Voting Law Definition of Non-governmental Organisation (ngo) in the context of the United States election law: Entities that are neither a part of a government or are conventional for-profit businesses. Usually set up by ordinary citizens, NGOs are highly […]

  • European Communities

    European Communities

    Resources Legal English Vocabulary: European Communities in Spanish Online translation of the English legal term european communities into Spanish: Comunidades Europeas (English to Spanish translation) . More about legal dictionary from english to spanish online. Related to the Legal Thesaurus […]

  • Privatization

    Financial Definition of Privatization Meaning of Privatization The act of returning state-owned or state-run companies back to the private sector, usually by selling them. International Trade Meaning and […]

  • Privatization

    Financial Definition of Privatization Meaning of Privatization The act of returning state-owned or state-run companies back to the private sector, usually by selling them. International Trade Meaning and […]

  • Amalgamation

    Union of two or more entities that results in a new homogenous entity; usually the term is used in relation to corporations; also in relation to stock. To constitute an amalgamation there must be a blending substantially of two or more existing concerns. Amalgamation occurs when the rights, […]

  • I.F.F.

    I.F.F. I.F.F. in Maritime Law Note: There is more information on maritime/admiralty law here.The following is a definition of I.F.F., produced by Tetley, in the context of admiralty law: Institute of Freight Forwarders – The former name of the British International Freight Association, (see […]

  • Good Samaritan

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Good Samaritan Meaning of Good Samaritan Law It refers to someone who renders aid in an emergency to an injured person on a voluntary basis. Usually, if a volunteer comes to the aid of an injured or ill […]

  • Melting Pot

    Definition of Melting Pot In relation to social issues, a meaning of melting pot is provided here: Term was coined in the early 1900s by playwright Israel Zangwill in his play The Melting Pot. The term refers to the Zangwill ™s theory that immigrants to the United States lose their unique […]