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51law — Law is the body of public rules that is binding throughout the political community and is enforced by the power of the state. It provides the state with legitimate authority over its members. It is related to politics, in that much law has… …
52law of the sea — law of the sea, 1. accepted customs of conduct for behavior of seamen or actions of ships masters and owners. 2. maritime law, especially international maritime law: »The International Convention on the Law of the Sea (New York Times). 3. what is …
53Law, Civil (Influence of the Church on) — • Christianity is essentially an ethical religion; and, although its moral principles were meant directly for the elevation of the individual, still they could not fail to exercise a powerful influence on such a public institution as law, the… …
54Law, Common — • The term is of English origin and is used to describe the juridical principles and general rules regulating the possession, use and inheritance of property and the conduct of individuals, the origin of which is not definitely known, which have… …
55Law, International — • Defined to be the rules which determine the conduct of the general body of civilized states in their dealings with each other (American and English Encycl. of Law) Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 …
56Law, 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.… …
57disorderly conduct — dis·or·der·ly con·duct n: conduct that is likely to lead to a disturbance of the public peace or that offends public decency; also: the petty offense of engaging in disorderly conduct compare breach of the peace ◇ The term disorderly conduct is… …
58LAW AND MORALITY — In the Bible In the Pentateuch, legal and moral norms are not distinguished by any definitional criteria. The manner of presentation of both is via revelation – moral norms are not presented as wisdom but rather as prophetic revelation. Thus the… …
59law — law1 lawlike, adj. /law/, n. 1. the principles and regulations established in a community by some authority and applicable to its people, whether in the form of legislation or of custom and policies recognized and enforced by judicial decision. 2 …
60Law of Jersey — The Law of Jersey has been influenced by several different legal traditions, in particular Norman customary law, English common law and modern French civil law.[1] The Bailiwick of Jersey is a separate jurisdiction from that of the United Kingdom …
