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lawbreaking — noun The commission of a criminal act, the violation or breaking of a law. His lawbreaking ended only when he was hanged for it … Wiktionary
lawbreaking — n. act of violating the law, act of breaking the law adj. transgressing, violating the law, criminal … English contemporary dictionary
lawbreaking — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : the act of violating the law … Useful english dictionary
misdemeanor — mis·de·mean·or /ˌmis di mē nər/ n: a crime that carries a less severe punishment than a felony; specif: a crime punishable by a fine and by a term of imprisonment not to be served in a penitentiary and not to exceed one year compare felony… … Law dictionary
Civil disobedience — For other uses, see Civil disobedience (disambiguation). Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was a figure known worldwide for advocating non violent civil disobedience. Civil disobedience is the active, professed refusal to obey certain laws, demands, and … Wikipedia
Operation Motorman (ICO investigation) — Operation Motorman was a 2003 investigation by the Information Commissioner s Office into allegations of offences under the Data Protection Act by the British press.[1][2][3] The ICO first became aware of the scale of the problem in November 2002 … Wikipedia
NSA warrantless surveillance controversy — For the related controversy about data mining of domestic call records see NSA call database. National Security Agency logo The NSA warrantless surveillance controversy (AKA Warrantless Wiretapping ) concerns surveillance of persons within the… … Wikipedia
Congressional response to the NSA warrantless surveillance program — Congressional inquiries and investigations Three days after news broke about the Terrorist Surveillance Program, a bipartisan group of Senators Democrats Dianne Feinstein of California, Carl Levin of Michigan, Ron Wyden of Oregon and Republicans… … Wikipedia
police — /peuh lees /, n., v., policed, policing. n. 1. Also called police force. an organized civil force for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws. 2. (used with a pl. v.) members of such a force: Several police are… … Universalium
Climate change policy of the United States — The politics of global warming is played out at a state and federal level in the United States. Part of the Politics series Politics … Wikipedia
