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  • Personal Exemptions

    United States Tax Concept of Personal Exemptions An amount of income a taxpayer can receive tax free unless he or she may be claimed as a dependent by another taxpayer. Married taxpayers filing jointly receive two exemptions. Taxable income is reduced for each exemption. Exemptions are phased […]

  • 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 […]

  • Philately

    Grammar This term is a noun. Etimology of Philately (You may find philately at the world legal encyclopedia and the etimology of more terms). stamp-collecting, 1865, from French philatélie, coined by French stamp collector Georges Herpin (in “Le Collectionneur de […]

  • Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities

    Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities in Diplomatic LawHistorically accorded in recognition that the diplomat represents (and is responsible to) a different sovereignty; also in order that the legitimate pursuit of his official duties will not be …

  • 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 […]

  • Bankruptcy

    What does Bankruptcy mean in American Law? The definition of Bankruptcy in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is: A legal proceeding, regulated in the U.S. by the federal Bankruptcy Act, in which an insolvent debtor, by […]

  • Industrial Free Zone

    Hierarchical Display of Industrial free zone Industry > Industrial structures and policy > Industrial policy > Location of industryTrade > Tariff policy > Customs regulations > Free zoneEconomics > Economic conditions > Economic development > Growth pointEmployment And Working […]

  • Monopoly

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Monopoly Meaning of Monopoly An exclusive right , granted to few, of something which was before of common right. Charles river Bridge v warren Bridge, 11 Pet. 420, 9 L.Ed. 773. In a large sense, the term […]

  • Fiscal Policy

    Financial Definition of Fiscal Policy Meaning of Fiscal Policy The use of government spending and taxing for the specific purpose of stabilizing the economy. Related Entries of Fiscal Policy in the […]

  • Religion

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Religion Meaning of Religion The service and adoration of God or a God as expressed in f.r.s. of worship ; an apprehension, awareness or conviction of the existence of a supreme being; any system of […]

  • Reservation

    Hello Legal Definition and Related Resources of Reservation Meaning of Reservation It is a clause in a deed, usually a lease , whereby the grantor or lessor reserves to himself a new right or thing out of that which he grants or leases. Thus […]

  • Protectionism

    Financial Definition of Protectionism Meaning of Protectionism Protecting domestic industry from import competition by means of tariffs, quotas, and other trade barriers. International Trade Meaning and […]

  • Location Of Industry

    Resources Legal English Vocabulary: Location of Industry in Spanish Online translation of the English legal term location of industry into Spanish: Ubicación de industrias (English to Spanish translation) . More about legal dictionary from english to spanish online. Related to the Legal […]

  • Family

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Family Meaning of Family In primary meaning, it is the collective body of persons who live in one house anc under one head or management . secondary meaning is those who are of the same line age, or […]

  • Fine

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Fine Meaning of Fine In criminal law, the term denotes one form of punishment imposed whereby the offender is ordered to pay a certain sum o: money . It is a pecuniary penalty and may include forfeiture […]