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  • Peace

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Peace Meaning of Peace A state of repose and security and of public order and decorum. Public tranquility and obedience to law. Peace Alternative Definition […]

  • Breach Of The Peace

    Disorderly, peace . Synonymous with disturbing the peace.

  • Crimes Against Peace

    Crimes Against Peace

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

  • 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 […]

  • Neutrality

    Neutrality

    The status of a nation which takes no part between two or more belligerents.

  • Alternative Dispute Resolution

    Alternative Dispute Resolution…

  • State

    State in Law Enforcement Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of state. Etimology of State (You may find state at the world legal encyclopedia and the etimology of more terms). c. 1200, […]

  • War

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of War Meaning of War A state of armed conflict between two or more nations. That state in which a nation prosecutes its rights by force. See Prize Cases 2 Black 635, 17 L. Ed. 459. In the United States the […]

  • Arrest

    Translate Arrest from English to Spanish Translation of Arrest, with examples. More about free online translation into Spanish of Aprehensión and other legal terms is available here. Aprehensión Arresto Detención Legal English Translation Translate Order of Arrest from […]

  • Noise

    Financial Definition of Noise Meaning of Noise Price and volume fluctuations that can confuse interpretation of market direction. Synonyms of Noise noun ado blare blatancy […]

  • Restorative Justice

    ResourcesSee AlsoLaw Dictionaries.Amnesty and Pardon; Comparative Criminal Law and Enforcement: Preliterate Societies; Informal Dispositions; Punishment; Rehabilitation; Retributivism; Sentencing: Alternatives; …

  • Civil War

    Civil War

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Civil war Meaning of Civil war An internecine war in which the opposing forces both belong to the same country or nation, e. g. the Revolutionary War prior to the Declaration of Independence, or the late […]

  • Rule of Law

    Resources Legal English Vocabulary: Rule of Law in Spanish Online translation of the English legal term rule of law into Spanish: imperio del derecho (English to Spanish translation) . More about legal dictionary from english to spanish online. Related to the Legal Thesaurus Resources See Also […]

  • 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. […]

  • Sheriff

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Sheriff Meaning of Sheriff A county officer representing the executive or administrative power of the state within his county. See Blackburn v Brorein, (Fla.) 70 So.2d 293. His functions include the […]