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  • Fraud

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Fraud Meaning of Fraud In widest sense, the term denotes an infraction of the rules of fair dealing. while it is impossible to find a definition of fraud to embrace all f.r.s. that it may adopt , for it […]

  • Collective Bargaining

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Collective Bargaining Meaning of Collective Bargaining A procedure whereby an employer and the representatives of the collective body of his employees negotiate and bargain with a view to fixing the terms […]

  • Election

    Election

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Election Meaning of Election The exercise of choice by one left to free will to take or do one thing or another. An act of choosing, choice, active choosing by vote a person to fill an office , or to […]

  • Goodwill

    The advantage or benefit which is acquired by a business, beyond the mere value of the capital, stock, funds or property employed therein, in consequence of the general public patronage and encouragement which it receives from constant or habitual customers. See Metropolitan Nat. Bank v St. […]

  • Household

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Household Meaning of Household An organized family and whatever pertains to it as a whole; a domestic establishment. In broad sense a collective group living in a house , acknowledging the authority of a […]

  • 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 , […]

  • Recommendation

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Recommendation Meaning of Recommendation A commendatory account given by a person of another to a third person. In Feudal Law. A transfer of allodial lands by the owner to the king, and the return of the […]

  • Ethnic Group

    A collective of people sharing an enduring and special sense of identity, which can include language, religion, and racial characteristics, among others. A collective of people sharing an enduring and special sense of identity, which can include language, religion, and racial characteristics, […]

  • Purchase

    In general sense, the term denotes the act of acquiring anything sold. To buy. In relation to realty , the term means acquisition of land in any lawful manner other than by descent or the mere act of law, and includes acquisition by conveyance , gift or devise . The term words […]

  • 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 […]

  • Competition Law

    English Legal System: Competition LawIn the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Competition Law : The branch of law concerned with the regulation of *anticompetitive practices, *restrictive trade practices, and abuses of a dominant position […]

  • Candidate

    A state ex rel. Graham v Hall, 15 N. W.2d 736, 73 N.D. 428.

  • Political Cooperation

    Concept of European Political Co-operation (EPC) An introductory definition of european political co-operation (epc) in relation to the European Union law and policies is available here: The predecessor to the Common Foreign and Security Policy, EPC never progressed beyond rhetoric. Resources […]

  • 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 […]

  • Consumer Protection

    Consumer Protection

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