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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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sanction

Law; General law

A penalty or punishment provided as a means of enforcing obedience to a law, rule or code; also, an authorization.

scienter

Law; General law

In criminal law, it refers to knowledge by a defendant that his/her acts were illegal or his/her statements were lies and thus fraudulent.

scrivener

Law; General law

A scrivener is a person who drafts legal and other documents for others, usually for a fee. It can be a lawyer, if he does not give any legal advice, but simply drafts the ...

scrivener's error

Law; General law

A term used to denote an error done by a clerical staff in a legal document. This term is mainly used to save higher officials from the blame of committing a mistake in a ...

second degree murder

Law; General law

A murder, which is not pre-planned, but results from an assault, which is likely to cause death. Unlike a first degree murder which is pre-meditated and intentional or results ...

sedition

Law; General law

The crime of revolting or supporting an uprising against the government. This crime involves speeches or publications, which may trigger public unrest and disrupts the operations ...

self defense

Law; General law

The right to protect one's person, family members and property (in some cases) from injury, from the attacks of an aggressor is called self defense. It is a defense in some ...