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  • Back Pay Order

    A judicial or administrative order that a worker is to be paid wages theretofore withheld from him. The most common back pay order is that issued by the NLRB when an employee has been discharged or denied promotion in violation of a labor law, e.g., for helping to unionize a business, but such […]

  • European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights

    Hierarchical Display of European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights European Union > EU institutions and European civil service > EU office or agencyLaw > Rights and freedoms > Rights of the individualLaw > Rights and freedoms > Anti-discriminatory measure > Racial discrimination > […]

  • Apartheid

    Apartheid

    What does Apartheid mean in American Law? The definition of Apartheid in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is: An Afrikaans (i.e., South African Dutch) word meaning “apartness,” denominating the South African […]

  • Gender Reassignment

    Gender reassignment in Law EnforcementMain Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of gender reassignment.ResourcesSee AlsoLaw Enforcement Officer Police Work Law Enforcement Agency Further Reading gender […]

  • Gender Reassignment

    Gender reassignment in Law EnforcementMain Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of gender reassignment.ResourcesSee AlsoLaw Enforcement Officer Police Work Law Enforcement Agency Further Reading gender […]

  • Civil Union

    Definition of Civil Union A legally recognized union providing same-sex couples with the rights, benefits, and responsibilities similar (in some countries, identical) to opposite-sex civil marriage.

  • 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 […]

  • Rights of the Individual

    Hierarchical Display of Rights of the individual Law > Rights and freedomsEuropean Union > EU institutions and European civil service > EU office or agency > European Union Agency for Fundamental RightsPolitics > Politics and public safety > Trends of opinion > OppositionSocial […]

  • 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 […]

  • Alimony

    Alimony

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of AlimonyMeaning of AlimonyAlimony Alternative DefinitionMoney paid for aliment or support. The allowance which a husband, by order of court, pays to his wife, living separate […]

  • General Recommendation

    Definition of General Recommendation As it pertains to Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), general recommendations are detailed commentary on the articles of Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) […]

  • Hate Crimes

    ResourcesSee AlsoLaw Dictionaries.Crime: Definition; Gender and Crime; Mens Rea; Race and Crime; Sentencing: Disparity. Criminal Law; Freedom of Speech; Motive; Prejudice. Crime ; Discrimination ; …

  • Popular Definitions A-Z

    Popular Legal Definitions A-Z Welcome to the Legal Dictionary Browse thousands of legal terms and phrases selected by the Lawi Project editors and suggest new words for the largest law dictionary of the world. Dictionary Popular Legal Terms: A absolute divorce absolute estate accessory contract act actual damages actual fraud adjective law administrative law administrative…