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  • Paedophilia

    Hierarchical Display of Paedophilia Law > Criminal law > Offence > Crime against individuals > Sexual offenceSocial Questions > Social affairs > Social problem > Pornography > Child pornographySocial Questions > Social affairs > Social policy > Child protectionLaw > Rights and […]

  • Position of Women

    Hierarchical Display of Position of women Social Questions > Social affairs > Social policyLaw > Rights and freedoms > Anti-discriminatory measure > Sexual discriminationLaw > Rights and freedoms > Rights of the individual > Women’s rightsPolitics > Politics and public safety > […]

  • Service

    Service

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Service Meaning of Service A term of varied and flexible meaning, depending upon the context. In feudal law, it was that duty which a tenant by reason of his estate owed his lord. In practise , the […]

  • Service

    Service

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Service Meaning of Service A term of varied and flexible meaning, depending upon the context. In feudal law, it was that duty which a tenant by reason of his estate owed his lord. In practise , the […]

  • Prostitution

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Prostitution Meaning of Prostitution Promiscuous sexual intercourse for money or its equivalent . Prostitution Alternative Definition The common lewdness […]

  • Equal Treatment

    Equal treatment in Law Enforcement Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of equal treatment. Resources Legal English Vocabulary: Equal Treatment in Spanish Online translation of the English legal term […]

  • 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 […]

  • Obscenity

    In criminal law. Such indecency as is calculated to promote the violation of the law and the general corruption of morals. It may consist in written or spoken words, conduct, pictures, or effigies. It need not be couched in obscene or vulgar terms if the idea conveyed tends to produce […]

  • Privacy

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Privacy Meaning of Privacy Although privacy is a right protected by law, it is incapable of precise definition as it overlays various substantive areas such as constitutional law and torts. The right to […]

  • Double Standard

    Definition of Double Standard The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Double Standard: A cultural practice that accords less freedom and choice to one sex than the other. The term is usually used to refer to different norms of sexual morality for women […]

  • 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 ; …

  • Bondage

    Is a term which has not obtained a juridical use distinct from the vernacular, in which it is either taken as a synonym with slavery,” or as applicable to any kind of personal servitude which is involuntary in its continuation. …

  • 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…