Search results for: “oxford international encyclopedia of peace”
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Sheriff
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Sheriff Meaning of Sheriff A county officer representing the executive or administrative power of the state within his county. See Blackburn v Brorein, (Fla.) 70 So.2d 293. His functions include the […]
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Good Behavior
Conduct authorized by law. Surety of good behavior might at common law be demanded from any person justly suspected, upon sufficient grounds, of intending to commit a crime or misdemeanor. Surety for good behavior is somewhat similar to surety of the peace, but the recognizance is more […]
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Commission
An authority to do some act, such as the authority of an agent to enter into a contract or the authority of an officer to hold the office or title . An amount payable to an agent upon the agent performing the act contracted for. Usually expressed in terms of a percentage , but […]
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Euratom
Euratom Euratom in Law Enforcement Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of Euratom. Resources Legal English Vocabulary: EURATOM in Spanish Online translation of the English legal term euratom into […]
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Euratom
Euratom Euratom in Law Enforcement Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of Euratom. Resources Legal English Vocabulary: EURATOM in Spanish Online translation of the English legal term euratom into […]
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Recaption
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Recaption Meaning of Recaption Literally it means retaking or taking back. It was a species of remedy at common law where a man deprived of his goods or wife, child or servant by reason of another […]
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Recaption
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Recaption Meaning of Recaption Literally it means retaking or taking back. It was a species of remedy at common law where a man deprived of his goods or wife, child or servant by reason of another […]
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Reprisals
The forcibly taking a thing by one nation which belonged to another, in return or satisfaction for an injury committed by the latter on the former. Vattel, bk. 2, c. 18, ç 342; 1 Bl. Comm. c. 7.(1) General reprisals take place by virtue of commissions delivered to officers and […]
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Possession
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Possession Meaning of Possession Possession must be considered in every case with reference to the peculiar circumstances, the character and value of the property , the suitable and natural mode of using […]
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Possession
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Possession Meaning of Possession Possession must be considered in every case with reference to the peculiar circumstances, the character and value of the property , the suitable and natural mode of using […]
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Value
The utility of an object in direct or indirect relation to the needs or desires of human beings. In this sense it is known as value in use. It also means the power of purchasing other goods or services which the possession of that object conveys, in which sense it is called value in exchange.…
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Disturbance
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Disturbance Meaning of Disturbance Any act causing annoyance, disquiet, agitation or derangement to another or interrupting his peace , or interfering with him in the pursuit of a lawful and appropriate […]
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Disturbance
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Disturbance Meaning of Disturbance Any act causing annoyance, disquiet, agitation or derangement to another or interrupting his peace , or interfering with him in the pursuit of a lawful and appropriate […]
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Clerk
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Clerk Meaning of Clerk (Latin Clericus) Originally the term meant a man of letters, a learned man, hence the reference to a member of the clergy as a clerk. However, in modern times, the term has a wide […]