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1jurisdiction — jur‧is‧dic‧tion [ˌdʒʊərsˈdɪkʆn ǁ ˌdʒʊr ] noun [uncountable] LAW the official right and power to make decisions about something: jurisdiction over • The bankruptcy court now has jurisdiction over the company s assets. • This matter is outside my …
2Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction And Enforcement Act — The Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction And Enforcement Act ( UCCJEA ) is a Uniform Act drafted by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws in 1997. The UCCJEA has since been adopted by 49 U.S. States, the District of… …
3MISHPAT IVRI — This article is arranged according to the following outline: definition and terminology RELIGIOUS HALAKHAH AND LEGAL HALAKHAH common features law and morals de oraita and de rabbanan distinguishing between the two categories legal consequences of …
4Indian termination policy — was a policy that the United States Congress implemented in 1950s and 1960s to assimilate the Native Americans (Indians) with mainstream American society, by terminating the government s trusteeship of Indian reservations and making Indians… …
5Panama — Panamanian /pan euh may nee euhn, mah /, adj., n. Panamic /pa nam ik/, adj. /pan euh mah , maw /, n. 1. a republic in S Central America. 2,693,417; 28,575 sq. mi. (74,010 sq. km). 2. Also called Panama City. a city in and the capital of Panama,… …
6Forum shopping — For forum shopping on Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:FORUMSHOP Conflict of laws …
7Colonial Nigeria — History of Nigeria This article is part of a series Prehistory …
8Admiralty law — Hi …
9Pine Ridge Indian Reservation — Wazí Aháŋhaŋ Oyáŋke Pine Ridge Agency   Reservation   Badlands in the no …
10Indian reservation — This article is about Native American land in the US. For the Canadian version, see Indian reserve. For affirmative action in India, see Reservation in India. For the song, see Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian).… …
