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  • 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 , […]

  • Child

    The immediate progeny of human parents; offspring born to such parents. 262 111. 183; 200 111. 401. The son or daughter, in relation to the father or mother; the correlative of parent. A young person- of either sex. The age limit of childhood is undefined. 5 Har. & J. (Md.) […]

  • War

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of War Meaning of War A state of armed conflict between two or more nations. That state in which a nation prosecutes its rights by force. See Prize Cases 2 Black 635, 17 L. Ed. 459. In the United States the […]

  • Continental Shelf

    Continental shelf in Law Enforcement Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of continental shelf. Resources Legal English Vocabulary: Continental Shelf in Spanish Online translation of the English […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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: […]

  • Politics

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Politics Meaning of Politics The science of government ; the art or practice of administering public affairs. Politics Alternative Definition The science […]

  • Nuisance

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Nuisance Meaning of Nuisance An actionable wrong , distinct from trespass and negligence . Consists in the wrongful act or omission on the part of the defendant which indirectly impairs the use and […]

  • Restorative Justice

    ResourcesSee AlsoLaw Dictionaries.Amnesty and Pardon; Comparative Criminal Law and Enforcement: Preliterate Societies; Informal Dispositions; Punishment; Rehabilitation; Retributivism; Sentencing: Alternatives; …

  • Rio Group

    Rio Group in Global Commerce Policy In this regard, rio group is: an intergovernmental grouping consisting of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela. The entries on trade policy are here. It was founded in Rio de Janeiro in 1983 to […]

  • Council of Europe

    Council of Europe

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

  • Council of Europe

    Council of Europe

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

  • Bureaucracy

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Bureaucracy Meaning of Bureaucracy A government by departments, each under a chief; a word to describe the system used in an invidious sense. Wharton. What does Bureaucracy mean in American Law? […]

  • Animal

    Any animate being which is not human, endowed with the power of voluntary motion. Domitae are those which have been tamed by man; domestic. Ferae naturae are those which still retain their wild nature. Mansuetae naturae, those which are tame by nature. …

  • Animal

    Any animate being which is not human, endowed with the power of voluntary motion. Domitae are those which have been tamed by man; domestic. Ferae naturae are those which still retain their wild nature. Mansuetae naturae, those which are tame by nature. …