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  • 1lawful — law·ful adj 1 a: being in harmony with the law a lawful judgment a lawful purpose b: constituted, authorized, or established by law a lawful duty 2: law abiding …

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  • 2lawful — [lô′fəl] adj. 1. in conformity with the principles of the law; permitted by law [a lawful act]: see also LEGAL (sense 2) 2. recognized by or established by law [lawful debts] 3. obeying the law; law abiding SYN. LEGAL lawfully adv. lawfulness n …

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  • 3Lawful interception — (aka wiretapping) is the interception of telecommunications by law enforcement agencies (LEA s) and intelligence services, in accordance with local law and after following due process and receiving proper authorization from competent… …

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  • 4lawful enemy combatant — Someone who is engaged in hostilities against the United States or its allies as a member of a regular armed force of another country. Currently defined by federal law in the Military Commissions Act of 2006. Category: Small Claims Court &… …

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  • 5lawful — Legal; warranted or authorized by the law; having the qualifications prescribed by law; not contrary to nor forbidden by the law; not illegal. The principal distinction between the terms lawful and legal is that the former contemplates the… …

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  • 6lawful — Legal; warranted or authorized by the law; having the qualifications prescribed by law; not contrary to nor forbidden by the law; not illegal. The principal distinction between the terms lawful and legal is that the former contemplates the… …

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  • 7Lawful enemy combatant — The term lawful enemy combatant is defined in the Military Commissions Act of 2006; the term is used as an exclusionary term to prevent most of those who qualify under the definition from being an unlawful enemy combatant.Definition:(2) LAWFUL… …

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  • 8Act of Proscription — Als Disarming Act (englisch, „Entwaffnungs Gesetz“) werden mehrere englische Gesetze bezeichnet, die im 18. Jahrhundert als Reaktion auf die Jakobiten Aufstände in Schottland erlassen wurden. Das bekannteste und folgenreichste dieser Gesetze war… …

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  • 9Act Respecting the Oath to the Succession — Succession to the Crown Act 1534 Parliament of England Statute book chapter 26 Henry VIII. c. 2 Territorial extent Kingdom of England …

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  • 10Act of Uniformity 1549 — The Act of Uniformity 1549 (citation 2 3 Edward VI (reigned 1547 1553), c. 1) established The Book of Common Prayer ( The Book of the Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments, and other rites and ceremonies of the Church after the use… …

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