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Law, unwritten
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Law, unwrittenUnwritten law or lex non scripta. All the laws which do not come under the definition of written law; it is composed, principally, of the law of nature, the law of nations, the common law, and customs.
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Definition
An enumeration of the particular acts included by or under a name: as, the definition of a 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.
Nations
Nations or states are independent bodies politic; societies of men united together for the purpose of promoting their mutual safety and advantage by the joint efforts of their combined strength.
Common
marriage law. a marriage in which no formal ceremony took place and no license exists.
Customs
This term is usually applied to those taxes which are payable upon goods and merchandise imported or exported.
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Law, arbitrary
An arbitrary law is one made by the legislator simply because he wills it, and is not founded in the nature of things; such law, for example, as the tariff law, which may be high or low. This term is used in opposition to immutable.
Law, criminal
By criminal law is understood that system of laws which provides for the mode of trial of persons charged with criminal offences, defines crimes, and provides for their punishments.
Law, foreign
By foreign laws are understood the laws of a foreign country. The states of the American Union are for some purposes foreign to each other, and the laws of each are foreign in the others
Law, international
The law of nature applied to the affairs of nations, commonly called the law of nations, jus gentium; is also called by some modern authors international law.
Law, martial
Martial law is a code established for the government of the army and navy of the United States
Law, merchant
A system of customs acknowledged and taken notice of by all commercial nations; and those customs constitute a part of the general law of the land; and being a part of that law their existence cannot be proved by witnesses, but the judges are bound to take notice of them ex officio.
Law, municipal
Municipal law is defined by Mr. Justice Blackstone to be "a rule of civil conduct prescribed by the supreme power in a state, commanding what is right and prohibiting what is wrong." This definition has been criticised, and has been perhaps, justly considered imperfect. The latter part has been thought superabundant to the first; see Mr. Christian's note; and the first too general and indefinite, and too limited in its signification to convey a just idea of the subject.
Law, penal
One which inflicts a penalty for a violation of its enactment
Law, positive
Positive law, as used in opposition to natural law, may be considered in a threefold point of view. 1.) The universal voluntary law, or those rules which are presumed to be law, by the uniform practice of nations in general, and by the manifest utility of the rules themselves. 2.) The customary law, or that which, from motives of convenience, has, by tacit, but implied agreement, prevailed, not generally indeed among all nations, nor with so permanent a utility as to become a portion of the universal voluntary law, but enough to have acquired a prescriptive obligation among certain states so situated as to be mutually benefited by it. 3) The conventional law, or that which is agreed between particular states by express treaty, a law binding on the parties among whom such treaties are in force.
Law, private
An act of the legislature which relates to some private matters, which do not concern the public at large.
Law, prospective
One which provides for, and regulates the future acts of men, and does not interfere in any way with what has past.
Law, public
A public law is one in which all persons have an interest
Law, retrospective
A retrospective law is one that is to take effect, in point of time, before it was passed.
Law, statute
The written will of the legislature, solemnly expressed according to the forms prescribed by the constitution; an act of the legislature.
Law, written
Law written or lex scripta. This consists of the constitution of the United States the constitutions of the several states the acts of the different legislatures, as the acts of congress, and of the legislatures of the several states, and of treaties.
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Law, private
An act of the legislature which relates to some private matters, which do not concern the public at large.
Law, prospective
One which provides for, and regulates the future acts of men, and does not interfere in any way with what has past.
Law, public
A public law is one in which all persons have an interest
Law, retrospective
A retrospective law is one that is to take effect, in point of time, before it was passed.
Law, statute
The written will of the legislature, solemnly expressed according to the forms prescribed by the constitution; an act of the legislature.
Law, unwritten
Law, written
Law written or lex scripta. This consists of the constitution of the United States the constitutions of the several states the acts of the different legislatures, as the acts of congress, and of the legislatures of the several states, and of treaties.
Lawful
That which is not forbidden by law. Id omne licitum est, quod non est legibus prohibitum, quamobrem, quod, lege permittente, fit, poenam non meretur. To be valid a contract must be lawful.
Lawful permanent resident
Any person not a citizen of the United States who is residing the in the U.S. under legally recognized and lawfully recorded permanent residence as an immigrant. Also known as "Permanent Resident Alien," "Resident Alien Permit Holder," and "Green Card Holder."
Lawless
Without law; without lawful control.
Laws ex post facto
Those which are made to punish actions committed before the existence of such laws, and which had not been declared crimes by preceding laws. By the constitution of the United States and those of the several states, the legislatures are forbidden to pass ex post facto laws
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Definition
An enumeration of the particular acts included by or under a name: as, the definition of a 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.
Nations
Nations or states are independent bodies politic; societies of men united together for the purpose of promoting their mutual safety and advantage by the joint efforts of their combined strength.
Common
marriage law. a marriage in which no formal ceremony took place and no license exists.
Customs
This term is usually applied to those taxes which are payable upon goods and merchandise imported or exported.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Law, arbitrary
An arbitrary law is one made by the legislator simply because he wills it, and is not founded in the nature of things; such law, for example, as the tariff law, which may be high or low. This term is used in opposition to immutable.
Law, criminal
By criminal law is understood that system of laws which provides for the mode of trial of persons charged with criminal offences, defines crimes, and provides for their punishments.
Law, foreign
By foreign laws are understood the laws of a foreign country. The states of the American Union are for some purposes foreign to each other, and the laws of each are foreign in the others
Law, international
The law of nature applied to the affairs of nations, commonly called the law of nations, jus gentium; is also called by some modern authors international law.
Law, martial
Martial law is a code established for the government of the army and navy of the United States
Law, merchant
A system of customs acknowledged and taken notice of by all commercial nations; and those customs constitute a part of the general law of the land; and being a part of that law their existence cannot be proved by witnesses, but the judges are bound to take notice of them ex officio.
Law, municipal
Municipal law is defined by Mr. Justice Blackstone to be "a rule of civil conduct prescribed by the supreme power in a state, commanding what is right and prohibiting what is wrong." This definition has been criticised, and has been perhaps, justly considered imperfect. The latter part has been thought superabundant to the first; see Mr. Christian's note; and the first too general and indefinite, and too limited in its signification to convey a just idea of the subject.
Law, penal
One which inflicts a penalty for a violation of its enactment
Law, positive
Positive law, as used in opposition to natural law, may be considered in a threefold point of view. 1.) The universal voluntary law, or those rules which are presumed to be law, by the uniform practice of nations in general, and by the manifest utility of the rules themselves. 2.) The customary law, or that which, from motives of convenience, has, by tacit, but implied agreement, prevailed, not generally indeed among all nations, nor with so permanent a utility as to become a portion of the universal voluntary law, but enough to have acquired a prescriptive obligation among certain states so situated as to be mutually benefited by it. 3) The conventional law, or that which is agreed between particular states by express treaty, a law binding on the parties among whom such treaties are in force.
Law, private
An act of the legislature which relates to some private matters, which do not concern the public at large.
Law, prospective
One which provides for, and regulates the future acts of men, and does not interfere in any way with what has past.
Law, public
A public law is one in which all persons have an interest
Law, retrospective
A retrospective law is one that is to take effect, in point of time, before it was passed.
Law, statute
The written will of the legislature, solemnly expressed according to the forms prescribed by the constitution; an act of the legislature.
Law, written
Law written or lex scripta. This consists of the constitution of the United States the constitutions of the several states the acts of the different legislatures, as the acts of congress, and of the legislatures of the several states, and of treaties.
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Law, private
An act of the legislature which relates to some private matters, which do not concern the public at large.
Law, prospective
One which provides for, and regulates the future acts of men, and does not interfere in any way with what has past.
Law, public
A public law is one in which all persons have an interest
Law, retrospective
A retrospective law is one that is to take effect, in point of time, before it was passed.
Law, statute
The written will of the legislature, solemnly expressed according to the forms prescribed by the constitution; an act of the legislature.
Law, unwritten
Law, written
Law written or lex scripta. This consists of the constitution of the United States the constitutions of the several states the acts of the different legislatures, as the acts of congress, and of the legislatures of the several states, and of treaties.
Lawful
That which is not forbidden by law. Id omne licitum est, quod non est legibus prohibitum, quamobrem, quod, lege permittente, fit, poenam non meretur. To be valid a contract must be lawful.
Lawful permanent resident
Any person not a citizen of the United States who is residing the in the U.S. under legally recognized and lawfully recorded permanent residence as an immigrant. Also known as "Permanent Resident Alien," "Resident Alien Permit Holder," and "Green Card Holder."
Lawless
Without law; without lawful control.
Laws ex post facto
Those which are made to punish actions committed before the existence of such laws, and which had not been declared crimes by preceding laws. By the constitution of the United States and those of the several states, the legislatures are forbidden to pass ex post facto laws
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