Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
relaxation — index enjoyment (pleasure), informality, leave (absence), mitigation, mollification, pause, remis … Law dictionary
relaxation of control — index freedom Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Relaxation — Re lax*a tion (r? l?ks ? sh?n;277), n. [L. relaxatio; cf. F. relaxation.] 1. The act or process of relaxing, or the state of being relaxed; as, relaxation of the muscles; relaxation of a law. [1913 Webster] 2. Remission from attention and effort; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Law and economics — Law and Economics, or economic analysis of law is an approach to legal theory that applies methods of economics to law. It includes the use of economic concepts to explain the effects of laws, to assess which legal rules are economically… … Wikipedia
Relaxation (physics) — In the physical sciences, relaxation usually means the return of a perturbed system into equilibrium. Each relaxation process can be characterized by a relaxation time τ. The simplest theoretical description of relaxation as function of time t is … Wikipedia
Relaxation oscillator — A relaxation oscillator is an oscillator in which a capacitor is charged gradually and then discharged rapidly. It is usually implemented with a resistor or current source, a capacitor, and a threshold device such as a neon lamp, diac,… … Wikipedia
Law, Crime, and Law Enforcement — ▪ 2006 Introduction Trials of former heads of state, U.S. Supreme Court rulings on eminent domain and the death penalty, and high profile cases against former executives of large corporations were leading legal and criminal issues in 2005.… … Universalium
Dielectric relaxation — is the momentary delay (or lag) in the dielectric constant of a material. This is usually caused by the delay in molecular polarization with respect to a changing electric field in a dielectric medium (e.g. inside capacitors or between two large… … Wikipedia
Seal (contract law) — In the history of law, a wax seal affixed to a contract or other legal instrument has had special legal significance at various times in the jurisdictions that recognize it. An instrument with such a seal affixed for this purpose is said to be… … Wikipedia
Stokes' law (sound attenuation) — Stokes derived law for attenuation of sound in Newtonian liquid [ Stokes, G.G. On the theories of the internal friction in fluids in motion, and of the equilibrium and motion of elastic solids , Transaction of the Cambridge Philosophical Society … Wikipedia
