Security

Security in Law Enforcement

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

Grammar

This term is a noun.

Etimology of Security

(You may find security at the world legal encyclopedia and the etimology of more terms).

mid-15c., “condition of being secure,” from Latin securitas, from securus “free from care” (see secure). Replacing sikerte (early 15c.), from an earlier borrowing from Latin; earlier in the sense “security” was sikerhede (early 13c.); sikernesse (c. 1200). Meaning “something which secures” is from 1580s; “safety of a state, person, etc.” is from 1941. Legal sense of “property in bonds” is from mid-15c.; that of “document held by a creditor” is from 1680s. Phrase security blanket in figurative sense is attested from 1966, in reference to the crib blanket carried by the character Linus in the “Peanuts” comic strip (1956).

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Legal English Vocabulary: Security in Spanish

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

Related to the Legal Thesaurus

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See Also

• Law Enforcement Officer
• Police
• Law Enforcement Agency

Further Reading

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

Security Definition (in the Accounting Vocabulary)

The New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants offers the following definition of Security in a way that is easy for anybody to understand: Any kind of transferable certificate of ownership including EQUITY SECURITIES and DEBT SECURITIES.

Concept of Security in the context of Real Property

A short definition of Security: Real or personal property pledged or hypothecated by a borrower, as additional protection for the lender’s interest.

is protection from actual physical violence and the threat of it.

Concept of Security in the context of Real Property

A short definition of Security: Real or personal property pledged or hypothecated by a borrower, as additional protection for the lender’s interest.

is protection from actual physical violence and the threat of it.

Security

The concept “Security” is relevant in relation to securing dangerous material (in case of crisis or terrorism).

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See Also

• Biosecurity, nuclear security
• Dangerous Material

OSCE and the European Union

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See Also

• CSCE (Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe)

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See Also

• Medical Law
• Forensic Medicine
• Legal Medicine
• Health Law