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• LexisNexis Academic
  ...ational news, company and industry information, state and county profiles, state and national legal information, and biographical data. ...sources, U.S. Federal and state case law, codes, regulations, legal news, law reviews, and international legal information.
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• Oxford Companion to American Law
  ...edu/views/BOOK_SEARCH.html?book=t122 '''''The Oxford Companion to American Law'''''] ...e of state and local law and legal institutions, and the place of American law in a comparative international perspective. Nearly 500 entries are included
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• Natural Law
  ...ut the statutes, but less so to criticize the law itself. Some use natural law synonymously with natural [[justice]] or natural right (Latin ius naturale) ...evelopment of [[English]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_law common law],[3] and have featured greatly in the philosophies of [[Thomas Aquinas]], F
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• LexisNexis Environmental
  Collection of environmental news and commentary. Includes federal and state codes, regulations, hazardous materials informtion, and legal actions. Also ...e case law and agency decisions. 4) Waste & Materials - Locate federal and state waste site data and hazardous materials information.
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• Contravene
  *1: to go or [[act]] contrary to : [[violate]] <contravene a [[law]]> ...misdemeanor] in common law countries. The term is also used in Australian law. The act of contravening can be: opposition; obstruction; transgression; vi
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• Interposition
  ...d constitutional [[doctrine]] when invoked to block enforcement of federal law. ...e state that the federal law may not be enforced in the state. Rather, the law would still be enforced. Thus, interposition may be seen as more [[moderate
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• Martial law
  '''Martial law''' is the system of rules that takes effect when the [[military]] takes con ...asters; however most countries use a different legal construct, such as a "state of emergency".
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• Intent
  # law - The state of someone’s [[mind]] at the time of committing an [[offence]]. The state of someone’s mind at the time of committing an offence}}
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• Litigation
  3 : to contest at [[law]] <litigate a claim> A lawsuit is a civil [[action]] brought before a [[court]] of [[law]] in which a plaintiff, a party who claims to have received damages from a
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• Establishment
  *1 : to [[institute]] (as a [[law]]) permanently by enactment or [[agreement]] *6 : to make (a church) a national or state institution
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• Conviction
  ...t]] or [[process]] of convicting of a crime especially in a [[court]] of [[law]] :b : the [[state]] of being convinced of error or compelled to admit the truth
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• Legislation
  ...uthority]] by [[virtue]] of their promulgation by an official organ of a [[state]] or other [[organization]] ...edia.org/wiki/Case_law case law].) Before an item of legislation becomes [[law]] it may be known as a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_(proposed_law) b
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• Suzerain
  ...e foreign [[relations]] of a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vassal vassal] state but allowing it [[sovereign]] [[authority]] in its internal affairs ...]], modern [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Law international law] does not recognize any way of making this [[relationship]] [[compulsory]]
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• Crime
  ...nder liable to punishment by that law; especially : a gross violation of [[law]] ...nd of other civil law may rank as "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offence_(law) offences]" or as "infractions".
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• Doom
  ...O-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] dōm; akin to Old High German tuom condition, [[state]], [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09T *1 : a [[law]] or ordinance especially in [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo_Saxon An
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• Treaty
  ...ly authorized and usually ratified by the lawmaking [[authority]] of the [[state]] ...ial [[meaning]] which is more restricted than its meaning in international law.
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• Decree
  *1 : an order usually having the [[force]] of [[law]] ...]]s (usually established in a [[constitution]]). It has the [[force]] of [[law]]. The particular term used for this [[concept]] may vary from country to c
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• State Papers Online, 1509-1714
  ...egroup.com.catalog.sewanee.edu/mss/start.do?p=SPOL&u=sewa21847&authCount=1 State Papers Online, 1509-1714]''''' ...every facet of English government, including social and economic affairs, law and order, religious policy, crown possessions and intelligence gathering a
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• Infamy
  :b : the [[state]] of [[being]] [https://oed.com/view/Entry/95198#eid570175 infamous] ...n Law]. The remainder of this article discusses infamy as defined by Canon Law. According to the Catholic Encyclopedia of 1913, infamy in the canonical se
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• Magistrate
  ...te has limited law enforcement and administration [[authority]]. In civil law systems, a magistrate might be a [[judge]] in a superior court; the magistr ...re not lawyers, but were advised by [[jurists]] who were experts in the [[law]].
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• Accusation
  ...]] by a [[person]] legally entitled to do so, generally on behalf of the [[state]] by a criminal [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosecutor prosecutor]. [[Category: Law]]
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• Elopement
  ...hbishop_of_Canterbury Archbishop of Canterbury] — or to flee somewhere the law did not apply, across the border to Gretna Green, Scotland, for instance. ...ly (before, usually, their [[parents]] could object) might [[travel]] to a state without such a rule. In the musical [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guys_and
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• Piracy
  ...n used throughout [[history]] to refer to raids across land borders by non-state agents. ...al authorities and therefore a legitimate form of war-like activity by non-state actors. Privateering is considered [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commerce_
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• Exigency
  *2a : the [[quality]] or [[state]] of being exigent :b : a state of affairs that makes urgent demands <a [[leader]] must [[act]] in any sudd
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• Police
  ...ry]] forces, or other [[organizations]] involved in the [[defense]] of the state against foreign agressors; however, ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gendar [[Law]] enforcement, however, [[constitutes]] only part of policing [[activity]].
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• Restitution
  *2: a [[legal]] action serving to cause restoration of a previous state ...[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damages law of compensation], which is the law of loss-based recovery. [[Obligations]] to make restitution and obligations
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• Verdict
  ...aw and to convict or acquit. In the words of William Blackstone, "The jury state the naked [[facts]], as they find them to be [[proved]], and pray the advic [[Category: Law]]
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• Sexism
  ..., where "by [[marriage]], the [[husband]] and [[wife]] are one person in [[law]]; that is the very being or legal [[existence]] of the [[woman]] is [[susp ...example, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemen Yemeni] marriage regulations state that a wife must [[obey]] her husband and must not leave [[home]] without h
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• Dictatorship
  :c : a despotic state ...was originally neither [[arbitrary]] nor unaccountable, being subject to [[law]] and requiring retrospective justification. There were no such dictatorshi
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• Bona fide
  ...tude or depravity of a line of conduct. This [[concept]] is important in [[law]], especially equitable matters.
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• Status
  *1. Pathology. a. The height or acme of a disease: cf. [[State|STATE]] n. 7 and STATION n. 6. Now rare or Obs. :b. Used (with the sense ‘[[state]] or condition) in many mod.L. combinations with adj., as status arthriticu
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• Offence
  :b : the [[state]] of being insulted or [[morally]] outraged <takes offense at the slightest :b : an infraction of [[law]]; especially : misdemeanor
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• Detention
  *2 : the state of being detained; especially : a period of temporary custody prior to disp '''Detention''' generally refers to a [[state]] or [[government]] holding a [[person]] in a particular area (generally c
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• Reparation
  ...f public acknowledgement of or [[apology]] for past violations, indicating state and social [[commitment]] to respond to former [[abuses]]. [[Category: Law]]
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• Corporations
  *2: a body formed and [[authorized]] by [[law]] to act as a single [[person]] although constituted by one or more persons ...ganized as an organ of [[political]] [[representation]] in a corporative [[state]]
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• Dissolution
  *In [[law]], '''dissolution''' has multiple [[meanings]]. ...dia.org/wiki/International_law international law], dissolution is when a [[state]] has broken up into several [[entities]], and no longer has [[power]] over
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• Abrogate
  ...us, past participle of abrogare, from ab- + rogare to ask, [[propose]] a [[law]] — more at [[right]]. To repeal, to disregard, ignore, repudiate, to can ...[[state]]'s [[sovereign]] immunity and subject it to lawsuits to which the state has not [[consent]]ed (i.e., to "abrogate" their immunity to such suits).
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• Autonomous
  *1 : the [[quality]] or [[state]] of being self-governing; especially : the right of self-government *3 : a self-governing state
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• Church
  are very closely allied with the [[state]] and [[secular]] powers–frequently there is overlapping of [[responsibil ...atholicism Roman Catholic Church], especially in the [[past]], such as the State church of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_empire Roman Empire]. To
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• Provocation
  ...t's [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mens_rea mens rea], [[intention]], or [[state]] of [[mind]], at the time of an act of which the defendant is accused. In some [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_law common law], [[jurisdictions]] such as the UK, Canada, and several Australian states,
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• Rehabilitation
  *2 a : to restore to a former [[state]] (as of efficiency, good management, or solvency) <rehabilitate slum areas ...ion]] or [[Healing|therapy]], to bring a criminal into a more [[normal]] [[state]] of [[mind]], or into an [[attitude]] which would be helpful to [[society]
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• Indictment
  :b : the [[state]] of being indicted
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• Civil
  :b : of or relating to the [[state]] or its citizenry <civil strife> *3 a : of, relating to, or based on civil [[law]]
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• Covenant
  :b : the common-[[law]] [[action]] to recover damages for breach of such a contract ...a promise to a covenantee to do or not do some action. In real property [[law]], the term real covenants is used for conditions tied to the use of land.
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• Library of Congress
  ''The Library of Congress'' is the United State's oldest federal cultural [[institution]] and serves as the [[research]] ar ...e of the Librarian, Congressional Research Service, U.S. Copyright Office, Law Library of Congress, Library Services, the Office of Strategic Initiatives
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• Manifestation
  :c. Christian Church. The action of making known to another the state of one's conscience. rare. *2. Spanish Law. A process by which an accused person might be protected from the animosity
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• Mischief
  :b : the [[quality]] or [[state]] of being mischievous : mischievousness <had mischief in his eyes> ...uction or defacement of property other than arson. [[Governed]] by state [[law]], criminal mischief is committed when a perpetrator, having no right to do
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• Appeal
  ...urt on specific grounds. These grounds typically could include errors of [[law]], [[fact]], or procedure (in the United States, [https://en.wikipedia.org/ ...oner, and a party on the other side is called a respondent (in most common-law countries) or an appellee (in the United States). A cross-appeal is an appe
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• 2010-12-14-Divine Law
  ===Topic: ''Divine Law''=== ...built into every aspect of life in the whole Creation. By ignoring Divine Law, people build up adverse karma, which often takes several future lives to w
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• Prison
  *1 : a [[state]] of confinement or captivity ...ecially for lawbreakers; specifically : an [[institution]] (as one under [[state]] [[jurisdiction]]) for confinement of [[persons]] [[convicted]] of serious
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