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  • Dictionary of Essential Legal Terms

    The Dictionary of Essential Legal Terms Details of The Dictionary of Essential Legal Terms Author: Amy Hackney Blackwell Date of publishing: 2008 Publisher: Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc, Naperville, Illinois 60567-4410, United States Contents of The Dictionary of Essential Legal Terms Abandon Abatable Nuisance Abate Abatement of a Legacy Abatement of Taxes Abdicate…

  • Damages

    Introduction to Damages Damages, an award of money that a court of law requires be given to one who has suffered a loss, injury, or invasion of a legal right (as when one party to a contract does not fulfill its obligations) as a result of the act of another. Damages may be compensatory or…

  • Damages

    Introduction to Damages Damages, an award of money that a court of law requires be given to one who has suffered a loss, injury, or invasion of a legal right (as when one party to a contract does not fulfill its obligations) as a result of the act of another. Damages may be compensatory or…

  • Homicide

    Introduction to HomicideHomicide, in criminal law, killing of a human being by the act, procurement, or negligence of another. Homicide is a generic term, comprehending not only the crimes of murder and manslaughter but also the taking of a human life under circumstances justifying the act …

  • Homicide

    Introduction to HomicideHomicide, in criminal law, killing of a human being by the act, procurement, or negligence of another. Homicide is a generic term, comprehending not only the crimes of murder and manslaughter but also the taking of a human life under circumstances justifying the act …

  • Encyclopaedia Britannica Index

    Encyclopaedia Britannica Index 1959 Encyclopaedia Britannica Index in Law and Politics Law Banking law Bologna Casuality Crete Criminal law Education of women Federal courts Legal articles Legislation Ordeal Source Stoics Primitive law Law agent Law agents Law and opinion in the 19th century [Dicey] Law courts Law determiner [General law] Lawyers, Scot Law mechant [lex…

  • Popular Subjects

    Popular Subjects Civil Law Civil Law Definition Civil Law (including vs Criminal Law Civil Law System (including vs Common Law) All Civil Law Health Law Health Care Law Common Law Common Law (Countries, Marrige, etc) Common Law Definition Magna Carta Common Law and Equity International Law Area Role of International Law International Law Definition Sources…

  • Burden of Proof

    Introduction Burden of Proof, in law, responsibility for proving a disputed charge or allegation. In criminal trials, the prosecution has the heavy burden of proving guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. In civil trials, the burden on the plaintiff is less rigorous. (1) For information on: […]

  • Burden of Proof

    Introduction Burden of Proof, in law, responsibility for proving a disputed charge or allegation. In criminal trials, the prosecution has the heavy burden of proving guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. In civil trials, the burden on the plaintiff is less rigorous. (1) For information on: […]

  • Dictionary of Law consisting of Judicial Definitions and Explanations of Words, Phrases and Maxims

    Dictionary of Law consisting of Judicial Definitions and Explanations of Words, Phrases and Maxims Full Title A Dictionary of Law, Consisting of Judicial Definitions and Explanations of Words, Phrases and Maxims and an Exposition of the Principles of Law: Comprising a Dictionary and Compendium of American and English Jurisprudence Details Author: William C. Anderson (United…

  • Questions Part 2

    Questions Law as the Answer to a Question By Francis Bennion: In Part One of this article I suggested that we could make sense of the proposition that a particular law is the answer to a question by constructing a factual outline which would trigger the thrust of that law. How far are we from…

  • Questions Part 2

    Questions Law as the Answer to a Question By Francis Bennion: In Part One of this article I suggested that we could make sense of the proposition that a particular law is the answer to a question by constructing a factual outline which would trigger the thrust of that law. How far are we from…

  • Encyclopedia of White-Collar and Corporate Crime

    Encyclopedia of White-Collar & Corporate Crime Preface of the Encyclopedia of White-Collar and Corporate Crime “N THE 2000s, white-collar crime has become a topic of almost daily news. The white-collar crime that caused the bankruptcy of Enron Corporation resulted in financial losses exceeding $66 billion to stockholders, and likely helped lead to the recall of…

  • Encyclopedia of White-Collar and Corporate Crime

    Encyclopedia of White-Collar & Corporate Crime Preface of the Encyclopedia of White-Collar and Corporate Crime “N THE 2000s, white-collar crime has become a topic of almost daily news. The white-collar crime that caused the bankruptcy of Enron Corporation resulted in financial losses exceeding $66 billion to stockholders, and likely helped lead to the recall of…

  • Tort Liability

    Tort Liability Dimensions of Tort Liability There is a clear moral basis for recovery through the legal system where the defendant has been careless (negligent) or has intentionally caused harm. Using the concepts that we are free and autonomous beings with basic rights, we can see that when others interfere with either our freedom or…