Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
BDSM — Not to be confused with DBMS. BDSM Aspects B D, B/D, or BD Bondage and Discipline D s, D/s, or Ds … Wikipedia
National Coalition for Gay and Lesbian Equality v Minister of Justice — National Coalition for Gay and Lesbian Equality and Another v Minister of Justice and Others Court Constitutional Court of South Africa Full case name The National Coalition for Gay and … Wikipedia
democracy — /di mok reuh see/, n., pl. democracies. 1. government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system. 2. a state… … Universalium
South African contract law — is essentially a modernised version of the Roman Dutch law of contract, [1] which is itself rooted in Roman law. In the broadest definition, a contract is an agreement entered into by two or more parties with the serious intention of creating a… … Wikipedia
reaction — 1. The response of a muscle or other living tissue or organism to a stimulus. 2. The color change effected in litmus and certain other organic pigments by contact with substances such as acids or alkalies; also the property that such substances… … Medical dictionary
Spain — /spayn/, n. a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 39,244,195; 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Cap.: Madrid. Spanish, España. * * * Spain Introduction Spain Background: Spain s powerful world empire of the 16th and… … Universalium
Body modification — (or body alteration) is the deliberate altering of the human body for any non medical reason, such as aesthetics, sexual enhancement, a rite of passage, religious reasons, to display group membership or affiliation, to create body art, shock… … Wikipedia
Peremptory norm — A peremptory norm (also called jus cogens or ius cogens , Latin for compelling law ) is a fundamental principle of international law which is accepted by the international community of states as a norm from which no derogation is ever permitted.… … Wikipedia
Eschatology (religious movement) — Eschatology is a system of beliefs created by American writer and practitioner William W. Walter. After Walter left the Christian Science church in 1912 he named his organization The Walter Method of Christian Science . The term Eschatology as a… … Wikipedia
Scientology and sex — Official Scientology views on sex are based on the written works of Church of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard. These make up the Standard Tech, or core doctrine, of the Church. cientology s views on sexThe Second DynamicIn Hubbard s original… … Wikipedia
