Search results for: “inter american human rights system”
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Absolute Right
A right may be called absolute merely to distinguish it from one which is relative, or contingent, or not yet finally vested. See absolute. But there is another, further meaning of absolute right in which absolute almost means natural (in the […]
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Absolute Right
A right may be called absolute merely to distinguish it from one which is relative, or contingent, or not yet finally vested. See absolute. But there is another, further meaning of absolute right in which absolute almost means natural (in the […]
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Adoption
The act by which a person takes the child of another into his family, and treats him as his own. A juridical act creating between two persons certain relations, purely civil, or paternity and filiation. 6 Demolombe Code Nap. ÃÂÃÂÃÂç 1. As used in the law the word has a strict significance […]
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Discrimination
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Discrimination Meaning of Discrimination A failure to treat all persons equally, generally arising out of a prejudice against a class of persons, race, color, sex. religion , etc. A general failure to […]
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Age Of Consent
The age at which a person may validly consent to marriage, or sexual intercourse (which would otherwise be statutory rape for her partner). The age varies widely among jurisdictions, but is never higher than the age of majority, and [is] usually lower, sometimes very much lower, e.g., twelve….
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Age Of Consent
The age at which a person may validly consent to marriage, or sexual intercourse (which would otherwise be statutory rape for her partner). The age varies widely among jurisdictions, but is never higher than the age of majority, and [is] usually lower, sometimes very much lower, e.g., twelve….
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Entrapment
The act of an agent provocateur, in inducing a person to commit a crime which that person had not contemplated committing, for the purpose of instituting criminal prosecution against him. Where the State merely provides the accused the opportunity to commit the offense it is not entrapment. […]
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Entrapment
The act of an agent provocateur, in inducing a person to commit a crime which that person had not contemplated committing, for the purpose of instituting criminal prosecution against him. Where the State merely provides the accused the opportunity to commit the offense it is not entrapment. […]
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Assets
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Assets Meaning of Assets Used and well understood as including all kinds of property . Property of any kind, real or personal , tangible or intangible , legal or equitable, which can be made available for […]
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Fact
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Fact Meaning of Fact A thing done; an action performed or an incident transpiring; an event or circumstance ; an actual occurrence; an actual happening in time, space or an event mental or physical ; that […]
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Fair Trial
A trial conducted in an orderly fashion before a fair and impartial tribunal with substantial conformity to law. See Powell v Alabama, 287 U.S. 45, 53 S.Ct. 55, 77 L. Ed. 158.