Legal Definition and Related Resources of Alliance
Meaning of Alliance
(Lat. ad, to, Ugare, to bind). The union or connection of two persons or families by marriage; affinity. In International Law. A contract, treaty, or league between two sovereigns or states, made to insure their safety and common defense. Alliances are defensive, or offensive.
(1) Defensive alliances are those in which a nation agrees to defend her ally in case she is attacked.
(2) Offensive alliances are. those in which nations unite for the purpose of making an attack, or jointly waging the war against another nation. Alliances may be at the same time offensive and defensive; and most offensive alliances are of this character. Vattel, bk. 3, c. 6, § 79; 2 Dall. (Pa.) 15.
What does Alliance mean in American Law?
The definition of Alliance in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is:
A joining together of two persons or groups, usually to carry out a common purpose or purposes. The term is usually used in law to refer to an alliance between nations, e.g., “The Triple Alliance.” But the alliance need be neither formal, permanent, nor international. It is quite proper to refer to an “alliance” of labor unions against passage of a particular statute, or to an “alliance” established by intermarriage between families.
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This definition of Alliance Is based on the The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary . This entry needs to be proofread.
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Meaning of Alliance in the Past
A contract (see more about this popular legal topic in the U.S. encyclopedia), treaty or league between two sovereigns or states, made to insure their safety and common defence.
Developments
Alliances made for warlike purposes are divided in general into defensive and offensive; in the former the nation only engages to defend her ally in case he be attacked; in the latter she unites with him for the purpose of making an attack or jointly waging the war against another nation. Some alliances are both offensive and defensive; and there seldom is an offensive alliance which is not also defensive. Vattel, B. 3, c. 6, 79; 2 Dall. 15. [1]
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Notes and References
- Partialy, this information about alliance is based on the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, 1848 edition. There is a list of terms of the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, including alliance.
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