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  • 41court, trial — n. The level of court at which a civil or criminal case receives its first hearing. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …

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  • 42civil commitment — n: court ordered institutionalization of a person suffering from mental illness, alcoholism, or drug addiction usu. upon a finding that the person is dangerous to himself or herself or to others Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam… …

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  • 43civil fines — Fines or other financial payments imposed by a state or federal agency for violation of laws or regulations. Examples include fines for late payment of taxes, or penalties for failing to obtain a building permit. Category: Business, LLCs &… …

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  • 44Court of Session — redirects here. For other uses, see Court of Session (disambiguation). Court of Session Logo of the Court of Session Established 1532 …

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  • 45Law of the People's Republic of China — is the legal regime of the People s Republic of China, with the separate legal traditions and systems of Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau. Between 1954 and 1978, there was not very much effort within the People s Republic of China to create a …

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  • 46Law — /law/, n. 1. Andrew Bonar /bon euhr/, 1858 1923, English statesman, born in Canada: prime minister 1922 23. 2. John, 1671 1729, Scottish financier. 3. William, 1686 1761, English clergyman and devotional writer. * * * I Discipline and profession… …

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  • 47Civil liberties in the United Kingdom — have a long and formative history. This is usually considered to have begun with the English legal charter the Magna Carta of 1215, following its predecessor the English Charter of Liberties, a landmark document in English legal history. Judicial …

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  • 48Court system of Pakistan — is made up of many courts differing in levels of legal superiority and separated by jurisdiction. Some of the courts are federal in nature while others are provincial. Contents 1 Structure of courts in Pakistan 2 Supreme Court Of Pakistan …

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  • 49Civil procedure — is the body of law that sets out the rules and standards that courts follow when adjudicating civil lawsuits (as opposed to procedures in criminal law matters). These rules govern how a lawsuit or case may be commenced, what kind of service of… …

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  • 50Civil procedure in Brazil — consists of the rules of civil procedure detailed in the Civil Procedure Code (Código de Processo Civil, commonly referred to as CPC), which has dictated civil procedure in Brazil since 1973. As a civil law system, it is heavily influenced by… …

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