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  • Sovereignty History

    Sovereignty History

    Sovereignty History in the International Legal EncyclopediaThe term sovereign has its origin in the Latin word supra or… (Read more)…

  • History of Law

    Hierarchical Display of History of law Law > Sources and branches of the law > Legal science Meaning of History of law Overview and more information about History of law For a more comprehensive understanding of History of law, see in the general part of the online platform.[rtbs […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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. […]

  • 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 […]

  • Bureaucracy

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Bureaucracy Meaning of Bureaucracy A government by departments, each under a chief; a word to describe the system used in an invidious sense. Wharton. What does Bureaucracy mean in American Law? […]

  • Land

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Land Meaning of Land In broad and general sense, means every species of ground, soil or earth, and includes houses and other buildings attached to it by human agency or by nature such as trees, herbage and […]