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  • Government

    Government

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Government Meaning of Government The governing body of a community , a state , United States , territory, district , municipality , a commonwealth . See 11 U.S.C. §101(21). <div […]

  • Council of the European Unión

    Council of the European Union in Law EnforcementMain Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of Council of the European Union.ResourcesSee AlsoLaw Enforcement Officer Policeman Law Enforcement Agency Further […]

  • Consulate

    Consulate

    Consulate in Diplomatic Law Chancelleries As in chancelleries of Europe, i.e. foreign offices. Resources See Also Diplomacy entries in the World Encyclopediahttp://lawi.us/tag/diploma…

  • Consulate

    Consulate

    Consulate in Diplomatic Law Chancelleries As in chancelleries of Europe, i.e. foreign offices. Resources See Also Diplomacy entries in the World Encyclopediahttp://lawi.us/tag/diploma…

  • Association

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Association Meaning of Association A union of persons for a common purpose, a confederacy . The persons so uniting. A body of persons not invested legally with corporate status . See Pacific Electric […]

  • Parties

    Hello Hello Legal Definition and Related Resources of Parties Meaning of Parties Those named in an action either as plaintiffs or defendants, petitioners or respondents; those who take part or are directly interested in any affair, contract or […]

  • Disenfranchised

    Definition of Disenfranchised The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Disenfranchised: To be without the right to vote. More commonly the term is used to describe groups that have little power or representation in the political process. Young people could […]

  • Bipartisan

    Bipartisan

    In systems with two dominant political parties, a course of action in which both parties work together, submerging partisan disputes from some perceived greater national good, as in wartime bipartisan foreign policy, (which more often was called nonpartisan). In some instances, […]

  • Affirmative Action

    Affirmative Action

    Hello Affirmative action What does Affirmative action mean in American Law? The definition of Affirmative action in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is: Though the term has had some currency in other legal contexts (e.g., in […]

  • Affirmative Action

    Affirmative Action

    Hello Affirmative action What does Affirmative action mean in American Law? The definition of Affirmative action in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is: Though the term has had some currency in other legal contexts (e.g., in […]

  • Accountability

    Rendición de cuentas…

  • Truth

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Truth Meaning of Truth Veracity, sincerity in character, action and speech, genuiness in expression. Synonyms of Truth noun accuracy […]

  • Truth

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Truth Meaning of Truth Veracity, sincerity in character, action and speech, genuiness in expression. Synonyms of Truth noun accuracy […]

  • Consent

    The deliberate assent amounting to an active acquiescence . An act of reason, accompanied with deliberation, the mind weighing, as in the balance , the good or evil of either side. To constitute consent, there must be a bargain between two parties . See People v Westek, 109 […]

  • Consent

    The deliberate assent amounting to an active acquiescence . An act of reason, accompanied with deliberation, the mind weighing, as in the balance , the good or evil of either side. To constitute consent, there must be a bargain between two parties . See People v Westek, 109 […]