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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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contract

Law; General law

A voluntary agreement between two or more legally competent parties, in which the parties are obliged to do or refrain from doing certain things.

conviction

Law; General law

A decision taken by a judge after a criminal trial, which finds the defendant guilty of the crime.

copyright

Law; General law

A type of intellectual property, which gives the owner the exclusive right to control the publication, distribution and adaptation of creative works, for a certain period of time. ...

cybersquatting

Law; General law

Registration in an Internet domain name with the intent of making huge profits by selling it to someone else.

damages

Law; General law

Damages are the pecuniary compensation given by the process of law, to a person for the actionable wrong that another has done him.

dangerous offender

Law; General law

A person who has committed a serious personal injury offense, and the law believes that it is highly probable that he can commit the crime again, and is considered high risk for ...