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  • Approximation of Laws

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

  • Jim Crow Laws

    Definition of Jim Crow Laws In relation to social issues, a meaning of jim crow laws is provided here: the systematic practice of discriminating against and segregating Black people, especially as practiced in the American South from the end of Reconstruction to the mid – 20th century.

  • Gun Control Laws

    What is Gun Control Laws? A definition of gun control laws is: Laws which regulate the sale and use of guns and firearms in a variety of ways such as prohibitions against carrying concealed weapons or requiring a license to buy or possess a handgun or any type of firearm. More details on the […]

  • First Restatement Of The Conflict Of Laws 

    First Restatement of the Conflict of Laws in Admiralty Law For information on first restatement of the conflict of laws in this context, see the entry on first restatement of the conflict of laws in the maritime law encyclopedia.

  • Foreign Laws

    Foreign Laws

  • Laws Of Oleron

    A maritime code said to have been drawn up by Richard I. at the Isle of Oleron, whence its, name. See Fed. Cas. vol. 30, Appendix, for a copy. …

  • Laws Of Oleron

    A maritime code said to have been drawn up by Richard I. at the Isle of Oleron, whence its, name. See Fed. Cas. vol. 30, Appendix, for a copy. …

  • Rhodian Laws

    A code of maritime laws adopted by the people of Rhodes, who had by their commerce and naval victories obtained the sovereignty of the sea, about nine hundred years before the Christian era. There is reason to suppose this code has not been transmitted to posterity, at least not in a […]

  • Rhodian Laws

    A code of maritime laws adopted by the people of Rhodes, who had by their commerce and naval victories obtained the sovereignty of the sea, about nine hundred years before the Christian era. There is reason to suppose this code has not been transmitted to posterity, at least not in a […]

  • Game Laws

    Game Laws

    Laws regulating the killing or taking of birds and beasts, as game. The English game laws are founded on the idea of restricting the right of taking game to certain privileged classes, generally landholders. In 1831, the law was so modified as to enable any one to obtain a certificate or […]

  • Blue Laws

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Blue laws Meaning of Blue laws A name applied to certain laws of extreme rigor, supposed to have been anciently in force in Connecticut. Rigorous puritanical laws, generally. What does Blue Laws […]

  • Blue Laws

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Blue laws Meaning of Blue laws A name applied to certain laws of extreme rigor, supposed to have been anciently in force in Connecticut. Rigorous puritanical laws, generally. What does Blue Laws […]

  • Generic Drug Laws

    Generic Drug Laws

    What is Generic Drug Laws? A definition of generic drug laws is: Laws which permit pharmacists to substitute generic drugs for brand name drugs under specified conditions. More details on the Encyclopedia. Most states have passed such laws. More details on the Encyclopedia. The purpose of […]

  • Generic Drug Laws

    Generic Drug Laws

    What is Generic Drug Laws? A definition of generic drug laws is: Laws which permit pharmacists to substitute generic drugs for brand name drugs under specified conditions. More details on the Encyclopedia. Most states have passed such laws. More details on the Encyclopedia. The purpose of […]

  • Laws Of Wisby

    Laws of Wisby (Visby) in Maritime Law Note: There is more information on maritime/admiralty law here.The following is a definition of Laws of Wisby (Visby), produced by Tetley, in the context of admiralty law: An important collection of maritime laws based on the Lubeck codes, a Flemish […]