rules of law
111Germanic law — Law of the various Germanic peoples from ancient times to the Middle Ages. It was essentially unwritten tribal custom, which evolved from popular practice and moved with the tribe. With the spread of Christianity, ecclesiastical law, derived from …
112Model Rules of Professional Conduct — n. A set of rules created by the American Bar Association and adopted by many states that govern the conduct of attorneys. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. Model Rules… …
113natural law — n: a body of law or a specific principle of law that is held to be derived from nature and binding upon human society in the absence of or in addition to positive law ◇ While natural law, based on a notion of timeless order, does not receive as… …
114Federal Rules of Evidence — n. Rules governing the admission of evidence before U.S. district courts, U.S. magistrates, and bankruptcy court, which have been used as a model for rules of evidence by many states. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of …
115fact and law — A term used to denote issues or events that have taken place and the legal jurisdiction that governs how they are viewed. Fact in legal terms, is the event, while law refers to the actual rules that determine how facts are viewed by the courts.… …
116law */*/*/ — UK [lɔː] / US [lɔ] noun Word forms law : singular law plural laws 1) [countable] an official rule that people must obey The new law will be passed by Parliament in the spring. break a law (= do something illegal): Several traffic laws had been… …
117Law School Admission Test — The Law School Admission Test (LSAT) is an examination administered by the Law School Admission Council (LSAC) that attempts to measure logical and verbal reasoning skills. [ [http://www.lsat.com/LSAC.asp?url=lsac/about lsac.asp About the Law… …
118Law of Iraq — The Republic of Iraq legal system is in a period of transition in light of the 2003 invasion and regime change that led to the fall of the Baath Party, and the current state of civil war and unrest. However, Iraq does have a written… …
119law merchant — noun the body of rules applied to commercial transactions; derived from the practices of traders rather than from jurisprudence (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑mercantile law, ↑commercial law • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑ …
120local rules — See: rules of court Category: Representing Yourself in Court Category: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits Nolo’s Plain English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009 …
