definition of law
71Intention in English law — In English criminal law, intention is one of the types of mens rea (Latin for guilty mind ) that, when accompanied by an actus reus (Latin for guilty act ), constitutes a crime.The standard definitionsIntention is generally defined in terms of… …
72United Kingdom company law — Beside the River Thames, the City of London is a global financial centre. Within the Square Mile, the London Stock Exchange lies at the heart of the United Kingdom s corporations. United Kingdom company law is the body of rules that concern… …
73dietary law — Judaism. law dealing with foods permitted to be eaten, food preparation and combinations, and the utensils and dishes coming into contact with food. Cf. kashruth. [1925 30] * * * ▪ religion Introduction any of the prescriptions as to what… …
74Customary law in South Africa — South African customary law refers to that usually uncodified legal system developed and practiced by the indigenous communities of South Africa. Customary law has been defined as an established system of immemorial rules [...] evolved from the… …
75Benford's law — Benford s law, also called the first digit law, states that in lists of numbers from many real life sources of data, the leading digit is distributed in a specific, non uniform way. According to this law, the first digit is 1 almost one third of… …
76Tehcir Law — The Tehcir Law ( Regulation for the settlement of Armenians relocated to other places because of war conditions and emergency political requirements ) was passed by the Ottoman Parliament on May 27 1915 and allegedly came into force on June 1… …
77Copyright law of the Soviet Union — Copyright in Russia • Copyright law of the Soviet Union • Copyright law of the Russian Federation • International copyright relations of Russia The Copyright law of the Soviet …
78Approaches to International Law — Discourse of legal processes within the global setting has produced varied theories, principles and practices expressed as distinct approaches to International Law. Several of these proposed approaches are domestic practices reconstructed for… …
79Copyright law of the United Kingdom — The modern concept of copyright originated in the United Kingdom, in the year 1710, with the Statute of Anne. The current copyright law of the United Kingdom is to be found in the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (the 1988 Act), as amended …
80administrative law — the body of rules and principles that governs the duties and operations of federal or state administrative agencies, as commissions and boards. [1890 95] * * * Law regulating the powers, procedures, and acts of public administration. It applies… …
