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  • Just War

    Just War

    A war fought for a strong moral cause and thus justified to be waged.

  • European Arrest Warrant

    European Arrest Warrant in Law EnforcementMain Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of European Arrest Warrant.ResourcesSee AlsoLaw Enforcement Officer Policeman Law Enforcement Agency Further Reading […]

  • Justice

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Justice Meaning of Justice The constant and perpetual disposition to render every man his due. Inst. bk. 1, tit. 1; 2 Inst. 56. The conformJUSTICE ity of our actions and our will to the law. TouUier, Dr. […]

  • Search Warrant

    A warrant issued under authority of law by a magistrate or Justice of the peace or any person by law empowered to issue the same, directed to a sheriff , constable or other officer commanding the latter to search a specified premises and seize certain specified goods […]

  • Justification

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Justification Meaning of Justification A plea by a defendant in a civil or criminal proceeding that the act complained of was lawful . Not a denial that the act complained of was committed by the […]

  • Justifiable

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Justifiable Meaning of Justifiable That which is sanctioned by law; defensible; lawful . Synonyms of Justifiable adjective acceptable […]

  • Just Compensation

    The just compensation in eminent domain proceedings, which is required under the Fifth Amendment to the Federal Constitution upon taking a person’s property is the fair cash market value on date of taking property for public use. That compensation which places the owner of property in as […]

  • Distributive Justice

    Definition of Distributive Justice The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Distributive Justice: One of two key categories of justice or fairness, the other being retributive justice. Distributive justice refers to fairness in the allocation of the […]

  • Warehouse

    A place for the purpose of receiving and keeping goods for storage, particularly wares and merchandise. The term may also be extended to cover a place where noncommercial goods are stored. See Reading Co. v United States, 316 F.2d. 738.

  • Justify

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Justify Meaning of Justify Synonyms of Justify verb absolve account for allege in support allege in vindication answer for argue for back be […]

  • Justify

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Justify Meaning of Justify Synonyms of Justify verb absolve account for allege in support allege in vindication answer for argue for back be […]

  • Capitalis Justiciarius

    The chief justiciary; the principal minister of state, and guardian of the realm in the king’s absence. This office originated under William the Conqueror, but its power was greatly diminished by Magna Charta, and finally distributed among several courts by Edward I. Spelman; 8 Bl. […]

  • Capitalis Justiciarius Banci

    (or de banco). Chief justice of the brench. The title of the chief justice of the (now) court of common pleas, first mentioned in the first year of Edward I. 2 Reeve, Hist. Eng. Law, 48. Crabb, Hist. Eng. Law, 146. …

  • Backing A Warrant

    The indorsement by a magistrate of a warrant which has been issued by a magistrate of another district or jurisdiction, in order that it may be executed within the jurisdiction of the indorser…

  • Secret Warranty Program

    Secret Warranty Program…