action at law
101law — That which is laid down, ordained, or established. A rule or method according to which phenomena or actions co exist or follow each other. Law, in its generic sense, is a body of rules of action or conduct prescribed by controlling authority, and …
102law — That which is laid down, ordained, or established. A rule or method according to which phenomena or actions co exist or follow each other. Law, in its generic sense, is a body of rules of action or conduct prescribed by controlling authority, and …
103Law of noncontradiction — This article uses forms of logical notation. For a concise description of the symbols used in this notation, see List of logic symbols. In classical logic, the law of non contradiction (LNC) (or the principle of non contradiction (PNC), or the… …
104law — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. statute, ordinance, regulation, mandate; rule, maxim; precept, axiom, jurisprudence. See legality, permission. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The judicial system] Syn. judicial procedure, judicature, legal… …
105Law Students in Action Project — The Law Students in Action Project (LSAP) is the Equal Justice Works AmeriCorps project of Legal Assistance of Western New York (LAWNY). It is an AmeriCorps program administered by Equal Justice Works. Nationally, there are 18 of these projects.… …
106law, philosophy of — The philosophy of law concerns itself with questions about the nature of law and the concepts that structure the practice of law. Its topics will include the definition of law, or, if strict definition proves unfruitful, descriptions or models of …
107law — n 1. principle, regulation, rule, ordinance, bylaw, statute; enactment, act, measure, bill; control, restriction, ban, embargo, prohibition. 2. command, mandate, commandment, directive, order, court order, injunction, decree, edict, dictate,… …
108law — n. 1 a a rule enacted or customary in a community and recognized as enjoining or prohibiting certain actions and enforced by the imposition of penalties. b a body of such rules (the law of the land; forbidden under Scots law). 2 the controlling… …
109law of motion — noun one of three basic laws of classical mechanics • Syn: ↑Newton s law of motion, ↑Newton s law • Hypernyms: ↑law, ↑law of nature • Hyponyms: ↑first law of motion, ↑ …
110collusive action — n. A lawsuit brought by people who do not actually have a grievance in order to see how the court will rule or to establish a precedent; courts will not hear collusive actions because they have no real controversy. The Essential Law Dictionary.… …
