Search results for: “use of force”
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Use of Force
Use of force in Law EnforcementMain Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of use of force.ResourcesSee AlsoLaw Enforcement Officer Police Law Enforcement Agency Further Reading use of force in A Dictionary […]
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Forced Disappearance
Hierarchical Display of Forced disappearance Politics > Politics and public safety > Public safety > Political violence Meaning of Forced disappearance Overview and more information about Forced disappearance For a more comprehensive understanding of Forced disappearance, see in the […]
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Labour Force
Hierarchical Display of Labour force Employment And Working Conditions > Labour marketAgriculture, Forestry And Fisheries > Farming systems > Working population engaged in agriculture > Agricultural labour forceEmployment And Working Conditions > Employment > Employment structure […]
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Disorderly House
A house where persons resort for criminal or immoral purposes, a house of ill-fame, a bawdy house.
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Abuse of distress
Where animals or chattels lawfully distrained are worked or used, the person distraining is liable to an action for conversion …
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Abuse of Process
A perverted use of legal process; occurs where a party employs legal process for some unlawful object, not for the purpose intended by law. Issuing or launching legal process frivolously, without any cause of action, to gain a collateral advantage. To improperly use legal process or pervert […]
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Deforcement
The holding any lands or tenements to which another has a right. In its most extensive sense, the term includes any withholding of any lands or tenements to which another person has a right (Co. Litt. 277) ; so that this includes as well an abatement, an intrusion, a disseisin, or a […]
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Cause Of Action
The act on the part of the defendant which gives the plaintiff his cause of complaint . Every fact which is material to be proved to entitle the plaintiff to succeed every fact which the defendant would have the right to traverse . Has various meanings depending on context in […]
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Cause Of Action
The act on the part of the defendant which gives the plaintiff his cause of complaint . Every fact which is material to be proved to entitle the plaintiff to succeed every fact which the defendant would have the right to traverse . Has various meanings depending on context in […]
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Déforcer
Concept of “Deforce, deforciare, deforcer ” Traditional meaning of déforcer in the French law history (with some legal use in England and the United States in the XIX Century) [1]: (in French) To withhold wrongfully; to act in deforcement. Deforciant, deforcians, deforceor: one who deforces; […]
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Force Majeure
The title of a standard clause in marine contracts exempting the parties for no fulfillment of their obligations as a result of conditions beyond their control, such as earthquakes, floods, or war….
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Force Majeure
The title of a standard clause in marine contracts exempting the parties for no fulfillment of their obligations as a result of conditions beyond their control, such as earthquakes, floods, or war….
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Domestic Abuse
Domestic violence and abuse in Law EnforcementMain Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of domestic violence and abuse.ResourcesSee AlsoLaw Enforcement Officer Policeman Law Enforcement Agency Further […]
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Wassenaar Arrangement On Export Controls For Conventional Arms And Dual-Use Goods And Technologies
Wassenaar Arrangement on Export Controls for Conventional Arms and Dual-Use Goods and Technologies in Global Commerce Policy In this regard, a definition of this issue is as follows: this arrangement, adopted on 12 July 1996 for entry into force on 1 November 1996, is the successor to COCOM. […]