law+of+conduct

  • 71canon law — n: a body of religious law governing the conduct of members of a particular faith; esp: the codified church law of the Roman Catholic Church ◇ Common law has been influenced by canon law in the areas of marriage and inheritance. Roman Catholic… …

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  • 72criminal law — n: public law that deals with crimes and their prosecution compare civil law ◇ Substantive criminal law defines crimes, and procedural criminal law sets down criminal procedure. Substantive criminal law was originally common law for the most part …

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  • 73commercial law — n: the legal rules and principles bearing on commercial transactions and business organizations see also uniform commercial code in the important laws section Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 74conduct — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 way of behaving ADJECTIVE ▪ good ▪ The prisoner was released early for good conduct. ▪ discreditable (BrE), disgraceful, immoral, improper …

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  • 75law — /lɔ / (say law) noun 1. the principles and regulations emanating from a government and applicable to a people, whether in the form of legislation or of custom and policies recognised and enforced by judicial decision. 2. any written or positive… …

  • 76conduct — con|duct1 W2S3 [kənˈdʌkt] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(carry out)¦ 2¦(music)¦ 3¦(behave)¦ 4¦(electricity/heat)¦ 5¦(show somebody something)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: conductus, past participle of conducere; CONDUCE] 1.) …

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  • 77law — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English lagu, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse lǫg law; akin to Old English licgan to lie more at lie Date: before 12th century 1. a. (1) a binding custom or practice of a community ; a rule of …

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  • 78Law enforcement in France — OrganizationsAgenciesFrance has two national general purpose law enforcement agencies: * the Police Nationale (civilian force; primary responsibility in urban areas; run under the Ministry of the Interior) * the Gendarmerie Nationale (military… …

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  • 79Law enforcement in Japan — Japanese Police logo Aichi Prefectur …

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  • 80wrongful conduct — I noun bad conduct, breach, contravention, corruption, crime, delinquency, dereliction, deviation from rectitude, ill conduct, illegal action, illegality, impropriety, infringement, injurious action, injustice, malfeasance, malpractice,… …

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