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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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admissible

Law; General law

Those evidence which can be legally used in a court.

admission

Law; General law

A statement of a party involved in a claim, admitting all or some part of the other party's claims is called admission.

admiralty law

Law; General law

Otherwise known as maritime law, and deals with the law regarding shipping, navigation, transportation by sea, etc.

adoption

Law; General law

The legal process which makes a person (usually a child) a legal member of another family. On finalization of the proceedings of adoption, the rights and obligations of the ...

adultery

Law; General law

The term which denotes voluntary sexual intercourse of a married person with a man/women, other than the spouse. Adultery is often used as a ground for divorce.

adverse possession

Law; General law

Acquisition of rights to a particular property belonging to another, by possessing it for a statutory period (usually 12 years). The continued use of a land or property by a ...