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  • Forced Marriage

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

  • Marriage

    Legal Definition of Marianismo Meaning of Marianismo The Spanish and Latin American ideal of women being modest, restrained, virtuous, and nurturing. Women are expected to be sexually abstinent before marriage and passive in response to their […]

  • Marriage Rate

    Hierarchical Display of Marriage rate Social Questions > Demography and population > DemographySocial Questions > Family > Family law > Marriage Meaning of Marriage rate Overview and more information about Marriage rate For a more comprehensive understanding of Marriage rate, see in the […]

  • Children's Rights

    Hierarchical Display of Children’s rights Law > Rights and freedoms > Rights of the individualSocial Questions > Family > Family law > Marriage > Forced marriageSocial Questions > Social affairs > Social problem > ProstitutionLaw > Criminal law > Offence > Crime against individuals […]

  • Anti-discriminatory Measure

    Hierarchical Display of Anti-discriminatory measure Law > Rights and freedomsLaw > Rights and freedoms > Social rights > Equal treatmentTrade > International trade > International trade > Social clause Meaning of Anti-discriminatory measure Overview and more information about […]

  • Married Person

    Hierarchical Display of Married person Social Questions > Family > Marital statusSocial Questions > Family > Family law > Marriage Meaning of Married person Overview and more information about Married person For a more comprehensive understanding of Married person, see in the general part […]

  • Rights of the Individual

    Hierarchical Display of Rights of the individual Law > Rights and freedomsEuropean Union > EU institutions and European civil service > EU office or agency > European Union Agency for Fundamental RightsPolitics > Politics and public safety > Trends of opinion > OppositionSocial […]

  • Polygamy

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Polygamy Meaning of Polygamy The state of a man who has more than one wife. Polygamy Alternative Definition The act or state of a person who, knowing that […]

  • Nationality

    Nationality

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Nationality Meaning of Nationality That quality or character which arises from the fact of a person belonging to a nation or state . Determines the political status of the individual, especially with […]

  • Sexual Discrimination

    Hierarchical Display of Sexual discrimination Law > Rights and freedoms > Anti-discriminatory measureScience > Humanities > Behavioural sciences > Psychology > SexualitySocial Questions > Social affairs > Social policy > Position of womenSocial Questions > Family > Family law > […]

  • Contract

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Contract Meaning of Contract A deliberate engagement between competent parties upon a legal consideration to do or abstain from doing some act. It is essential to the creation of a contract that the […]

  • Apartheid

    Apartheid

    What does Apartheid mean in American Law? The definition of Apartheid in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is: An Afrikaans (i.e., South African Dutch) word meaning “apartness,” denominating the South African […]

  • Political Violence

    Hierarchical Display of Political violence Politics > Politics and public safety > Public safety Meaning of Political violence Overview and more information about Political violence For a more comprehensive understanding of Political violence, see in the general part of the online […]

  • Matrimonia Debent Esse Libera

    Marriages ought to be free. Halk. Max. 86; 2 Kent, Comm. 102. …

  • Estate

    Estate

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Estate Meaning of Estate The degree, quantity, nature and extent of interest which a person has in real property is usually referred to as an estate and it varies from absolute ownership down to naked […]