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  • Florida Statutes

    Legislatively Enacted Laws Which Govern Our State, As Opposed To Court-decided Or Unwritten Common Laws….

  • Consuetudo Ex Certa Causa Ratlonabill Usitata Privat Communem Legem

    Custom observed by reason of a certain and reasonable cause supersedes the common laws. Litt. § 169; Co. Litt. 33b. See 5 Bing. 293; Broom, Leg. Max. (3d London Ed.) p. 825. …

  • Maritime Law

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Maritime Law Meaning of Maritime Law The system of law which particularly relates to commerce and navigation , to harbors, ships and seamen, to business transacted at sea or relating to navigation, to the […]

  • Constitution

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Constitution Meaning of Constitution The established form of government in a state , kingdom or country; a system of fundamental rule, principles and ordinances for the government of a state or nation , […]

  • European Legislation

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

  • United States

    The term may be used in one of several senses, either as the name of a sovereign occupying the position analogous to that of other sovereigns in the family of nations, or as designating the territory over which the sovereignty of the United States extend, or as the collective nane of the States […]

  • Consumer

    nounbuyer buyer of labor client clientele coemptor customer emptor leaser lessee obtainer patron procurer purchaser purchaser of goods shopper transferee<…

  • Jurisdiction

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Jurisdiction Meaning of Jurisdiction The extent of legal authority and power . A term of large and comprehensive import , it generally denotes the lawful authority of a body to exercise power. The term […]

  • Forum

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Forum Meaning of Forum The place in which a remedy at law can be sought. Forum Alternative Definition At Common Law. A place; a place of jurisdiction ; […]

  • Tariff Policy

    Tariff Policy

    Resources Legal English Vocabulary: Tariff Policy in Spanish Online translation of the English legal term tariff policy into Spanish: Política arancelaría (English to Spanish translation) . More about legal dictionary from english to spanish online. Related to the Legal Thesaurus […]

  • Bank

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Bank Meaning of Bank An association or corporation whose business it is to receive money on deposit , cash checks or drafts, discount commercial papers, make loans and issue promissory notes payable to […]

  • Bond

    Bond

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Bond Meaning of Bond A contract under seal to pay a sum of money ; a contract under seal acknowledging a debt, present or future. This is a single bond. A double bond is one where there is a condition […]

  • Contract

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Contract Meaning of Contract A deliberate engagement between competent parties upon a legal consideration to do or abstain from doing some act. It is essential to the creation of a contract that the […]

  • Building

    Anything erected by art, and fixed upon or in the soil, composed of different pieces connected together and designed for stand more or less permanently, enclosing a space within its walls, and usually, but not necessarily, covered with a roof.

  • Nafta

    Nafta

    Definition of Nafta The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Nafta: North American Free Trade Agreement. See: FREE TRADE in this legal dictionary and in the world encyclopedia of law. Nafta: Resources Notes and References Drislane, R., & Parkinson, G. […]