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31Commitment scheme — In cryptography, a commitment scheme allows one to commit to a value while keeping it hidden, with the ability to reveal the committed value later. Commitments are used to bind a party to a value so that they cannot adapt to other messages in… …
32arbitration — arbitrational, adj. arbitrationist, n. /ahr bi tray sheuhn/, n. 1. the hearing and determining of a dispute or the settling of differences between parties by a person or persons chosen or agreed to by them: Rather than risk a long strike, the… …
33international law — the body of rules that nations generally recognize as binding in their conduct toward one another. Also called law of nations. Cf. private international law, public international law. [1830 40] * * * Body of legal rules, norms, and standards that …
34conflict of laws — 1. dissimilarity or discrepancy between the laws of different legal orders, such as states or nations, with regard to the applicable legal rules and principles in a matter that each legal order wishes to regulate. 2. Also called private… …
35Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …
36Law, Crime, and Law Enforcement — ▪ 2006 Introduction Trials of former heads of state, U.S. Supreme Court rulings on eminent domain and the death penalty, and high profile cases against former executives of large corporations were leading legal and criminal issues in 2005.… …
37property law — Introduction principles, policies, and rules by which disputes over property are to be resolved and by which property transactions may be structured. What distinguishes property law from other kinds of law is that property law deals with… …
38Electronic signature — The term electronic signature has several meanings. Among the more expansive is that given by US law, influenced by ABA committee white papers and the uniform law promulgated by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws… …
39Sliding filament model — Ratchet mechanism redirects here (it is the name given in some textbooks to the sliding filament mechanism). For the mechanical device, see Ratchet (device) The sliding filament theory describes a process used by muscles to contract. It was… …
40Army Court of Criminal Appeals — In the United States, Courts martial are conducted under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), 10 U.S.C. §§ 801 946, and the Manual for Courts Martial. If the trial results in a conviction, the case is reviewed by the convening authority… …
