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  • Constitutional Court

    Constitutional Court in the law of the United States Constitutional Court: Related U.S. Resources Constitutional Court in the American Law Encyclopedia Judicial Organization Keywords in the U.S. Legal Corpus Judicial Organization Topics in the United States Legal Dictionary See Also […]

  • Constitutional Law

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Constitutional Law Meaning of Constitutional Law All rules which directly or indirectly affect the distribution or exercise of the sovereign power. (Dicey.) ” So much of the law as relates to the […]

  • Constitutional Amendment

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  • Constitutional Amendment

    Constitutional Amendment in the law of the United StatesConstitutional Amendment: Related U.S. ResourcesConstitutional Amendment in the American Law Encyclopedia<a href=&…

  • Administrative Law

    Administrative Law in the law of the United States Administrative Law: Related U.S. Resources Administrative Law in the American Law Encyclopedia Judicial Function Keywords in the U.S. Legal Corpus Judicial Function Topics in the United States Legal Dictionary See Also Constitutional Law […]

  • Jurisdiction

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Jurisdiction Meaning of Jurisdiction The extent of legal authority and power . A term of large and comprehensive import , it generally denotes the lawful authority of a body to exercise power. The term […]

  • Public Law

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Public law Meaning of Public law In one sense, international law. In another sense, a general law. Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription […]

  • 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 […]

  • Judicial Review

    Judicial Review

    Generally, the phrase denotes the power of Superior Courts to review the decisions and proceedings of inferior courts. However, the phrase has now specifically come to denote that jurisdiction of the superior courts whereby it issues the prerogative writs of Mandamus, Prohibition, Certiorari […]

  • Church

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Church Meaning of Church A building consecrated for divine service and the cure of souls according to the Christian faith. A collective body of Christian people having a common faith in doctrine , […]

  • Culture

    International Trade Meaning and Definition of Culture Meaning of Culture Collective mental paradigms that a society imparts to individuals in the form of behavior patterns, shared values, norms and institutions.<div […]

  • Incorporation

    The formal act of creating a corporation by following the steps required by law.

  • Federalism

    Federalism

    Federalism in the law of the United States Federalism: Related U.S. Resources Federalism in the American Law Encyclopedia Judicial Organization Keywords in the U.S. Legal Corpus Judicial Organization Topics in the United States Legal Dictionary See Also Concurrent Jurisdiction (in the U.S. […]

  • Double Jeopardy

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Double Jeopardy Meaning of Double Jeopardy A rule of law that a person shall not be convicted of the same offense more than once. where there has been a final verdict either of acquittal or conviction on […]

  • Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

    Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in the law of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit: Related U.S. ResourcesCourt …