Search results for: “civil war”
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Biological Warfare
Concept of Biological Warfare In relation to securing dangerous material (in case of crisis or terrorism) a meaning of biological warfare may be outlined, in general regarding European law, as follows: The deliberate use of disease-producing microorganisms, toxic biological products, or […]
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War Crimes
The violation of the laws and customs of war including murder, illtreatment of pows, plunder, and rape, among other crimes. country.
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Civil
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Civil Meaning of Civil Derived from Latin civilis, a citizen as distinguished from a savage or barbarian. Byers v Sun Savings Bank, 139 P. 948, 41 Okl. 728. As opposed to criminal , the term indicates […]
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Ethnic Conflict
Hierarchical Display of Ethnic conflict Politics > Politics and public safety > Public safety > Political violence > Civil warPolitics > Politics and public safety > Public safety > Sociocultural group > Ethnic group Meaning of Ethnic conflict Overview and more information about Ethnic […]
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Doughface
Grammar This term is a noun. Etimology of Doughface (You may find doughface at the world legal encyclopedia and the etimology of more terms). contemptuous nickname in U.S. politics for Northern Democrats who worked in the interest of the South before the Civil War; it was taken to mean […]
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Shebang
Grammar This term is a noun. Etimology of Shebang (You may find shebang at the world legal encyclopedia and the etimology of more terms). 1862, “hut, shed, shelter,” popularized among soldiers in the U.S. Civil War, but like other Civil War slang (such as skedaddle) of uncertain […]
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Bushw Hacker
Originally one who cleared away brush or bushes, e.g., to make farming or grazing land. Came primarily to refer to one who fought irregularly or from ambush, especially (during and after the Civil War) to Confederate soldiers who formed up troops of guerrilla forces, or turned into roving bands […]
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Black Codes
Statutes in effect in most southern states prior to (and for a short time after) the Civil War, regulating, segregating, and systematically disadvantaging blacks. Whatever other purposes the 1866 Civil Rights Act might have had (see Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co.), one aim was totally to abolish […]
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Ante bellum
Before the war. In the U.S. at least, ante bellum refers to the time before the Civil War….
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Alabama Claims
The Alabama was a warship built in England during the American Civil War for use by the Confederate States. After the war, the U.S. claimed damages from the English for the Alabama’s injuries to U.S. shipping. The governments agreed to international arbitration, and in 1872 the arbitrators […]
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International Conflict
Hierarchical Display of International conflict International Relations > International securityLaw > International law > Public international lawInternational Relations > International security > Foreign policy > NeutralityEuropean Union > European construction > European Union > […]
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Political Violence
Hierarchical Display of Political violence Politics > Politics and public safety > Public safety Meaning of Political violence Overview and more information about Political violence For a more comprehensive understanding of Political violence, see in the general part of the online […]