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  • Surname

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Surname Meaning of Surname The family name, the name over and above a Christian name. Surname Alternative Definition A name which is added to the […]

  • UN International Drug Control Programme

    Hierarchical Display of UN International Drug Control Programme International Organisations > United Nations > UN programmes and funds Meaning of UN International Drug Control Programme Overview and more information about UN International Drug Control Programme For a more comprehensive […]

  • UN Programmes and Funds

    Hierarchical Display of UN programmes and funds International Organisations > United Nations Meaning of UN programmes and funds Overview and more information about UN programmes and funds For a more comprehensive understanding of UN programmes and funds, see in the general part of the […]

  • Broker

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Broker Meaning of Broker One who exercises the calling of negotiating between parties ; the business of buying or selling or any other lawful transactions. A person whose business it is to bring a buyer […]

  • Lawyer

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Lawyer Meaning of Lawyer An attorney who is licensed to practise law; one learned in law. As to general standards of professional conduct expected of lawyers in their dealings with the public see Code of […]

  • Family

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Family Meaning of Family In primary meaning, it is the collective body of persons who live in one house anc under one head or management . secondary meaning is those who are of the same line age, or […]

  • Private Law

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

  • Family Law

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

  • Judge

    Grammar This term is a noun. Etimology of Judge (You may find judge at the world legal encyclopedia and the etimology of more terms). mid-14c., “public officer appointed to administer the law” (early 13c. as a surname), also judge-man; from Old French juge, from Latin iudex […]

  • Tyrant

    Grammar This term is a noun. Etimology of Tyrant (You may find tyrant at the world legal encyclopedia and the etimology of more terms). c. 1300, “absolute ruler,” especially one without legal right; “cruel, oppressive ruler,” from Old French tiran, tyrant (12c.), from […]

  • Tyrant

    Grammar This term is a noun. Etimology of Tyrant (You may find tyrant at the world legal encyclopedia and the etimology of more terms). c. 1300, “absolute ruler,” especially one without legal right; “cruel, oppressive ruler,” from Old French tiran, tyrant (12c.), from […]

  • Abstract of Title

    Abstract of Title

    A condensed history of the title to land appearing on the public records consisting of a summary of the relevant portion of all conveyances which affect said land or any estate or interest, together with a statement of all liens or liabilities to which the land may be subject. See Geithman v […]

  • Barratry

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Barratry Meaning of Barratry The offense of frequently exciting and stirring up quarrels and suits. An act committed by a master of a vessel for some fraudulent or unlawful purpose contrary to his duty to […]

  • Mccarthyism

    Definition of Mccarthyism The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Mccarthyism: Joseph McCarthy was elected Senator for Wisconsin and rose to public attention when in a 1950 speech he claimed to have in his hand the names of 205 individuals who were active […]

  • Hooligan

    Grammar This term is a noun. Etimology of Hooligan (You may find hooligan at the world legal encyclopedia and the etimology of more terms). 1890s, of unknown origin, according to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), first found in British newspaper police-court reports in the summer of […]