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  • Ethics

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Ethics Meaning of Ethics The basic principles of right action . Ethics of a profession are the general body of rules, written or unwritten, relative to the conduct of the members of the profession […]

  • Censorship

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Censorship Meaning of Censorship The regulation or curtailment of the freedom of speech and expression in any form in the interest of good morals and the preservation of peace and order . Any examination […]

  • Birth Control

    What does Birth Control mean in American Law? The definition of Birth Control in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is: Once essentially a synonym for contraception, but of late sometimes encompassing abortion, i.e., including […]

  • Slavery

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Slavery Meaning of Slavery The status or condition ot a slave. The keeping of slaves as a practice or legal institution. Browse You might be interested in these references tools: […]

  • 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 […]

  • Prostitution

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Prostitution Meaning of Prostitution Promiscuous sexual intercourse for money or its equivalent . Prostitution Alternative Definition The common lewdness […]

  • Freedom of Expression

    Freedom of Expression Freedom of expression in Law Enforcement Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of freedom of expression. Resources Legal English Vocabulary: Freedom of Expression in Spanish […]

  • Divorce

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Divorce Meaning of Divorce The judicial dissolution of a marriage releasing the parties from the bonds of matrimony . Divorce Alternative Definition The […]

  • Separation

    A cessation of cohabitation of husband and wife by mutual agreement. …

  • Separation

    A cessation of cohabitation of husband and wife by mutual agreement. …

  • Disease

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Disease Meaning of Disease A condition of the body or some part or organ of the body, whose functions are disturbed or deranged. A deviation from healthy or normal condition of any of functions or disuse […]

  • Disease

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Disease Meaning of Disease A condition of the body or some part or organ of the body, whose functions are disturbed or deranged. A deviation from healthy or normal condition of any of functions or disuse […]

  • Art

    A principle put in practice, and applied to some art, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter. 4 Mason (U.S.) 1. See Act Cong. July 4, 1836, I 6. Copper-plate printing on the back of a banknote is an art for which a patent may be granted. 4 Wash. C. C. (U.S.) 9. …

  • Art

    A principle put in practice, and applied to some art, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter. 4 Mason (U.S.) 1. See Act Cong. July 4, 1836, I 6. Copper-plate printing on the back of a banknote is an art for which a patent may be granted. 4 Wash. C. C. (U.S.) 9. …

  • Children

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Children Meaning of Children (See “Sons.”) Legitimate offspring. L. R. 7 H. L. 568; 23 Hun (N. Y). 260; 14 N. J. Eq. 159. But see 42 Conn. 491. It includes only the first generation, and does […]