law-complying person
1Law enforcement agency powers — A law enforcement agency (LEA) has powers, which other government subjects do not, to enable the LEA to undertake its responsibilities. These powers are generally in one of six forms: *Exemptions from laws *Intrusive powers, for search, seizure,… …
2Law enforcement in the Netherlands — Logo of the Dutch police Law enforcement in the Netherlands is provided by 25 regional police forces (Dutch: regiokorpsen), the Netherlands Police Agency (Dutch: Korps landelijke politiediensten) and the Royal Marechaussee (Dutch: Ko …
3Breach of duty in English law — In tort, there can be no liability in negligence unless the claimant establishes both that he or she was owed a duty of care by the defendant, and that there has been a breach of that duty. The defendant is in breach of duty towards the claimant… …
4commitment — n 1: an act of committing: as a: placement in or assignment to a prison or mental hospital petition for commitment compare incompetent, interdiction ◇ Commitment to a mental health facility is called …
5in terrorem clause — (in te ror em) Latin meaning in fear. This phrase is used to describe provisions in contracts or wills meant to scare a person into complying with the terms of the agreement. For example, a will might state that an heir will forfeit an… …
6loophole — I noun alternative, aperture, contrivance, device, escape clause, escape hatch, escape valve, evasion, exception, excuse, expedient, foramen, means of escape, mechanism for evasion, opening, outlet, saving clause, uncommunicativeness, vehicle for …
7obedient — I adjective acquiescent, amenable, attentive, behaved, biddable, complaisant, compilable, compliant, complying, conformable, conforming, controllable, dedicated, deferential, devoted, dicto audiens, docile, ductile, duteous, dutiful, faithful,… …
8Regulation FD — The Regulation on Fair Disclosure adopted by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in August 2000. Regulation FD came into effect on 23 October 2000. It prohibits issuers and persons acting on their behalf from selectively disclosing… …
9Rule 144 — USA An SEC rule that permits resales or secondary distributions of restricted securities and control securities. Rule 144 of the Securities Act provides that a compliant resale does not involve a distribution of securities. So, a person complying …
10court — /kawrt, kohrt/, n. 1. Law. a. a place where justice is administered. b. a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases. c. a session of a judicial assembly. 2. an area open to the sky and mostly or entirely… …
