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  • Hooliganism

    Crimes: hooliganism

  • Police

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Police Meaning of Police That function of the government which relates to the detection and arrest of offenders, the preservation of the public peace , the enforcement of the laws. Also, the constabulary […]

  • Maintenance

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Maintenance Meaning of Maintenance Has a variety of meanings, depending upon the context. In relation to dependents, the term means primarily food, clothing and shelter; also includes such items as […]

  • Fraud

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Fraud Meaning of Fraud In widest sense, the term denotes an infraction of the rules of fair dealing. while it is impossible to find a definition of fraud to embrace all f.r.s. that it may adopt , for it […]

  • Crime

    English Spanish Translation of Crime DelitoFind other English to Spanish translations from the Pocket Spanish English Legal Dictionary (print and online), the English to Spanish to English dictionaries (like Crime) and the Word reference legal translator. Translate […]

  • Explosive

    Explosive in Law Enforcement Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of explosive. Resources Legal English Vocabulary: Explosive in Spanish Online translation of the English legal term explosive into […]

  • Polygamy

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Polygamy Meaning of Polygamy The state of a man who has more than one wife. Polygamy Alternative Definition The act or state of a person who, knowing that […]

  • Civil War

    Civil War

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Civil war Meaning of Civil war An internecine war in which the opposing forces both belong to the same country or nation, e. g. the Revolutionary War prior to the Declaration of Independence, or the late […]

  • Homicide

    The intentional killing of a human being. See commonwealth v Biron, 4 U.S. 125, I L.Ed. 769. See murder , manslaughter .

  • Peace

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Peace Meaning of Peace A state of repose and security and of public order and decorum. Public tranquility and obedience to law. Peace Alternative Definition […]

  • Inmate

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Inmate Meaning of Inmate One who lives in a place with others; an associate or mate in occupancy. Inmate of a prison is one who is being detained therein. Inmate of a bawdy- house is a female who is in a […]

  • Inmate

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Inmate Meaning of Inmate One who lives in a place with others; an associate or mate in occupancy. Inmate of a prison is one who is being detained therein. Inmate of a bawdy- house is a female who is in a […]

  • Attempt

    An endeavour or effort to commit a crime . Mere preparation for or the intention to commit the crime does not constitute attempt. The term indicates that the culprit had actually commenced the transaction which, if uninterrupted, would have proceeded to its completion, and when […]

  • Attempt

    An endeavour or effort to commit a crime . Mere preparation for or the intention to commit the crime does not constitute attempt. The term indicates that the culprit had actually commenced the transaction which, if uninterrupted, would have proceeded to its completion, and when […]

  • Calumniators

    In civil law. Persons who accuse others, whom they know to be innocent, of having committed crimes. …