Legal Definition and Related Resources of Pollution

The act of polluting or the state of being polluted. The wrongful contamination of the atmosphere, water , soil or of anything or matter to the material injury of the right of an individual, or animal life or vegetation or property .

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Pollution in Historical Law

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Pollution in Law Enforcement

Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of pollution.

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Legal English Vocabulary: Pollution in Spanish

Online translation of the English legal term pollution into Spanish: Contaminación (English to Spanish translation) . More about legal dictionary from english to spanish online.

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Legal English Vocabulary: Pollution in Spanish

Online translation of the English legal term pollution into Spanish: contaminación ambiental (English to Spanish translation) . More about legal dictionary from english to spanish online.

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See Also

• Law Enforcement Officer
• Police
• Law Enforcement Agency

Further Reading

• pollution in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
• pollution in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
• A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis

Pollution in Admiralty Law

For information on pollution in this context, see the entry on pollution in the maritime law encyclopedia.

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See Also

• International Environmental Law
• Environmental Law Violations
• Clean Air
• Environmental Law
• Environmental Policy
• Pollution

Hierarchical Display of Pollution

Environment > Deterioration of the environment
Environment > Environmental policy > Pollution control measures > Prevention of pollution
Environment > Environmental policy > Pollution control measures
Environment > Deterioration of the environment > Nuisance > Pollutant
Environment > Deterioration of the environment > Nuisance
Environment > Environmental policy > Cost of pollution
Environment > Environmental policy > Pollution control measures > Pollution control > Degree of pollution
Environment > Environmental policy > Environmental policy > Environmental monitoring

Meaning of Pollution

Overview and more information about Pollution

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Translation of Pollution

• Spanish: Contaminación
• French: Pollution
• German: Umweltbelastung
• Italian: Inquinamento
• Portuguese: Poluição
• Polish: Zanieczyszczenie

Thesaurus of Pollution

Environment > Deterioration of the environment > Pollution
Environment > Environmental policy > Pollution control measures > Prevention of pollution > Pollution
Environment > Environmental policy > Pollution control measures > Pollution
Environment > Deterioration of the environment > Nuisance > Pollutant > Pollution
Environment > Deterioration of the environment > Nuisance > Pollution
Environment > Environmental policy > Cost of pollution > Pollution
Environment > Environmental policy > Pollution control measures > Pollution control > Degree of pollution > Pollution
Environment > Environmental policy > Environmental policy > Environmental monitoring > Pollution

See also

• Prevention of pollution
• Anti-pollution device
• Biodegradability
• Pollution control measures
• Prevention of pollution
• Noise protection
• Polluter pays principle
• Non-polluting vehicle
• Pollution control
• Decontamination
• Pollutant
• Pesticide residue
• Atmospheric pollutant
• Water pollutant
• Nuisance
• Dangerous substance
• Noise
• Pollutant
• Thermal discharge
• Electromagnetic interference
• Mechanical vibration
• Cost of pollution
• Degree of pollution
• Environmental monitoring

• Water pollution
• Fertiliser
• Water protection
• Water management
• Water
• Transfrontier pollution
• Territorial law
• Industrial pollution
• Industrial region
• Industrial waste
• Chemical accident
• Tradeable emission permit
• Industrial hazard
• Chemical pollution
• Chemical industry
• Chemical accident
• Accidental pollution
• Chemical accident
• Nuclear accident
• Environmental risk prevention
• Local pollution
• Greenhouse gas
• Noise pollution
• Noise protection
• Noise
• Food contamination
• Plant health product
• Consumer protection
• Food additive
• Food inspection
• Foodstuff
• Food hygiene
• Food poisoning
• Radioactive pollution
• Radioactive waste
• Radioactivity
• Ionising radiation
• Nuclear safety
• Nuclear accident
• Radioactive effluent
• Radiation exposure
• Soil pollution
• Fertiliser
• Soil science
• Coastal pollution
• Law of the sea
• Coastal region
• Territorial waters
• Littoral
• Coastal protection
• Pollution from agricultural sources
• Agricultural waste
• Chemical fertiliser
• Pesticide
• Pollution from ships
• Law of the sea
• Maritime transport
• Hydrocarbon
• Oil pollution
• Hydrocarbon
• Thermal pollution
• Thermal discharge
• Metal pollution
• Metals
• Stratospheric pollution
• Ozone
• Atmospheric pollution
• Atmospheric pollutant
• Atmosphere
• Acidification
• Desertification
• Acid rain
• Drought
• Acid
• Motor vehicle pollution
• Town traffic
• Motor car
• Combustion gases
• Organic pollution
• Organic chemical