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  • Civil Society

    Civil Society in Voting Law Definition of Civil Society in the context of the United States election law: Associations, organisations and unions that are active in public affairs and constitute an independent counterforce to the powers that be. In democracies, all persons have a right to […]

  • 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 […]

  • Public Policy

    The phrase is one of wide import covering all principles under which the freedom of contract or private dealings is restricted by law for the good of the community . The principle which declares that no one can lawfully do that which has a tendency to be injurious to public welfare. […]

  • Payment

    The transfer of money from one person to another with the assent of both parties . A transfer made without such assent will not constitute payment. The term also denotes the delivery to and the acceptance by a creditor of any other valuable thing in reduction or […]

  • 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 […]

  • Human Rights

    Human rights English Spanish Translation of Human rights Derechos humanosFind other English to Spanish translations from the Pocket Spanish English Legal Dictionary (print and online), the English to Spanish to English dictionaries (like Human rights) and the Word […]

  • Arbitration

    Arbitration in the law of the United States BBBAAAXXX Arbitration: Related U.S. Resources Arbitration in the American Law Encyclopedia Judicial Function Keywords in the U.S. Legal Corpus Judicial Function Topics in the United States Legal Dictionary See Also Mediation (Judicial Function). […]

  • Trade

    Trade

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Trade Meaning of Trade The word has various shades of meaning but its primary one is that of commerce , the business of selling, with a view to profit , goods which the trader has either manufactured […]

  • Cold War

    Notion of Cold War The meaning of Cold War may be as follows: the period in world affairs from c.1947-1990, marked by ideological, economic and political hostility and competition between the US and the Soviet Union, and drawing in other powers at various levels of involvement

  • 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 […]

  • Public Order

    Definition of Public Order An order from the court that the directs the state to take certain actions. Public Order/Public Policy in Maritime Law Note: There is more information on maritime/admiralty law here.The following is a definition of Public Order/Public Policy, produced by Tetley, […]

  • Public Order

    Definition of Public Order An order from the court that the directs the state to take certain actions. Public Order/Public Policy in Maritime Law Note: There is more information on maritime/admiralty law here.The following is a definition of Public Order/Public Policy, produced by Tetley, […]

  • NAFTA Chapter 11

    NAFTA Chapter 11 in Global Commerce Policy In this regard, nafta chapter 11 is: contains the NAFTA rules on investment. The entries on trade policy are here. It provides for national treatment (Article 1102) and most-favoured-nation treatment (Article 1103). The better of the these two […]

  • NAFTA Chapter 11

    NAFTA Chapter 11 in Global Commerce Policy In this regard, nafta chapter 11 is: contains the NAFTA rules on investment. The entries on trade policy are here. It provides for national treatment (Article 1102) and most-favoured-nation treatment (Article 1103). The better of the these two […]