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Of or pertaining to the system of rules which a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and which it may enforce by the imposition of penalties.

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assumption

Legal services; General law

A fact or statement taken for granted; a supposition.

appointee

Law; General law

One who is appointed. Who receives the benefit of a power of appointment.

appellee

Law; General law

A party against whom an appeal is taken and whose role is to respond to that appeal.

hand formula

Law; General law

A balancing test for determining whether conduct has created unreasonable risk of harm.

hands-off agreement

Legal services; General law

A contractual provision between an employer and a former employee prohibiting the employee from using information learned during his employement.

harm

Law; General law

Injury, loss, damage; material or tangible detriment.

sabotage

Law; General law

The destruction, damage, or knowingly defective production of materials, premises, or utilities used for nataional defense.