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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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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 ...
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