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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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redemption

Law; General law

A seller buying back the property, which has been sold, by returning the purchase price to the buyer.

letter rogatory

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A formal request made a court in one country to a foreign court for judicial assistance, is called letter rogatory. This mechanism is mainly used for the service of process, and ...

liability

Law; General law

An obligation, duty or responsibility to do something or to refrain from doing something is called a liability. This can be created by a contract, or by status, or by conditions ...

license

Law; General law

A permission given by the concerned authority to do some act, that would be illegal, without that special permission or authorization.

lien

Law; General law

A right over a property, granted by the owner to another person, as a security for the performance of some obligation, on the part of the former to the latter. The person who ...

life estate

Law; General law

A right to use and occupy a property, by a life estate holder, only for the duration of his lifetime. This right terminates on the death of the holder, who is called a life ...

limited divorce

Law; General law

Otherwise known as legal separation, limited divorce is granted by to those couples who do not have any grounds for absolute divorce, but are not able to solve their differences. ...