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Denunciation
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DenunciationCriminal law. This term is used by the civilians to signify the act by which au individual informs a public officer, whose duty it is to prosecute offenders, that a crime has been committed.
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Criminal
Relating to, or having the character of crime
Law
A rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society. The learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system.
Term
1) Construction. Word; expression speech. 2) Contracts. This word is used in the civil, law to denote the space of time granted to the debtor for discharging his obligation; there are express terms resulting from the positive stipulations of the agreement; as, where one undertakes to pay a certain sum on a certain day and also terms which tacitly result from the nature of the things which are the object of the engagement, or from the place where the act is agreed to be done. For instance, if a builder engage to construct a house for me, I must allow a reasonable time for fulfilling his engagement. 3) Estates. The limitation of an estate, as a term for years, for life, and the like. The word term does not merely signify the time specified in the lease, but the estate also and interest that passes by that lease; and therefore the term may expire during the continuance of the time, as by surrender, forfeiture and the like. 4) Practice. The space of time during which a court holds a session; sometimes the term is a monthly, at others it is a quarterly period, according to the constitution of the court.
Public
By the term the public, is meant the whole body politic, or all the citizens of the state; sometimes it signifies the inhabitants of a particular place; as, the New York public.
Prosecute
To bring judicial proceedings against a person and to administer them until the conclusion of the court proceedings. Lawyers are hired by the government to administer the prosecution of criminal charges in the courts.
Crime
An act or omission which is prohibited by criminal law. Each state sets out a limited series of acts (crimes) which are prohibited and punishes the commission of these acts by a fine, imprisonment or some other form of punishment. In exceptional cases, an omission to act can constitute a crime, such as failing to give assistance to a person in peril or failing to report a case of child abuse.
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Denial
Pleading. To traverse the statement of the opposite party a defence.
Denial of access attack
A computer Virus or computer program run to generate many thousands of requests to the central computer, thereby tying up the processor and denying legitimate requests of access.
Denier a dieu
French law. It is a sum of money which the hirer of a thing gives to the other party as evidence, or for the consideration of the contract, which either party may annul, within twenty-four hours, the one who, giving the denier a dieu, by demanding, and the other by returning it.
Denization
English law.. The act by which a foreigner becomes a subject of England.
Denizen
English law. An alien born, who has obtained, ex donatione legis, letters patent to make him au English subject.
Denunciation
Deodand
English law. This word is derived from Deo dandum, to be given to God; and is used to designate the instrument, whether it be an animal or inanimate thing, which has caused the death of a man.
Department
A portion of a country.
Department of the navy
Government. An executive department, under the denomination of the department of the navy, the chief officer of which shall be called the secretary of the navy.
Department of the treasury of the united states
Government. The department of the treasury is constituted of the following officers, namely: the secretary of the treasury, the head of the department, two comptrollers, five auditors, a treasurer, a register, and a commissioner of the land office.
Department of war
Government. An executive department, to be denominated the department of war; and there shall be a principal officer therein, to be called the secretary for the department of war.
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Criminal
Relating to, or having the character of crime
Law
A rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society. The learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system.
Term
1) Construction. Word; expression speech. 2) Contracts. This word is used in the civil, law to denote the space of time granted to the debtor for discharging his obligation; there are express terms resulting from the positive stipulations of the agreement; as, where one undertakes to pay a certain sum on a certain day and also terms which tacitly result from the nature of the things which are the object of the engagement, or from the place where the act is agreed to be done. For instance, if a builder engage to construct a house for me, I must allow a reasonable time for fulfilling his engagement. 3) Estates. The limitation of an estate, as a term for years, for life, and the like. The word term does not merely signify the time specified in the lease, but the estate also and interest that passes by that lease; and therefore the term may expire during the continuance of the time, as by surrender, forfeiture and the like. 4) Practice. The space of time during which a court holds a session; sometimes the term is a monthly, at others it is a quarterly period, according to the constitution of the court.
Public
By the term the public, is meant the whole body politic, or all the citizens of the state; sometimes it signifies the inhabitants of a particular place; as, the New York public.
Prosecute
To bring judicial proceedings against a person and to administer them until the conclusion of the court proceedings. Lawyers are hired by the government to administer the prosecution of criminal charges in the courts.
Crime
An act or omission which is prohibited by criminal law. Each state sets out a limited series of acts (crimes) which are prohibited and punishes the commission of these acts by a fine, imprisonment or some other form of punishment. In exceptional cases, an omission to act can constitute a crime, such as failing to give assistance to a person in peril or failing to report a case of child abuse.
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Denial
Pleading. To traverse the statement of the opposite party a defence.
Denial of access attack
A computer Virus or computer program run to generate many thousands of requests to the central computer, thereby tying up the processor and denying legitimate requests of access.
Denier a dieu
French law. It is a sum of money which the hirer of a thing gives to the other party as evidence, or for the consideration of the contract, which either party may annul, within twenty-four hours, the one who, giving the denier a dieu, by demanding, and the other by returning it.
Denization
English law.. The act by which a foreigner becomes a subject of England.
Denizen
English law. An alien born, who has obtained, ex donatione legis, letters patent to make him au English subject.
Denunciation
Deodand
English law. This word is derived from Deo dandum, to be given to God; and is used to designate the instrument, whether it be an animal or inanimate thing, which has caused the death of a man.
Department
A portion of a country.
Department of the navy
Government. An executive department, under the denomination of the department of the navy, the chief officer of which shall be called the secretary of the navy.
Department of the treasury of the united states
Government. The department of the treasury is constituted of the following officers, namely: the secretary of the treasury, the head of the department, two comptrollers, five auditors, a treasurer, a register, and a commissioner of the land office.
Department of war
Government. An executive department, to be denominated the department of war; and there shall be a principal officer therein, to be called the secretary for the department of war.
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