legal+process

  • 111legal action — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms legal action : singular legal action plural legal actions the process of going to court to have something decided officially by law Parents are taking legal action to challenge the school s closure …

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  • 112legal — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ become ▪ make sth ▪ Should the use of this drug be made legal? ADVERB ▪ completely …

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  • 113legal ouster — noun the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law • Syn: ↑eviction, ↑dispossession • Derivationally related forms: ↑dispossess (for: ↑dispossession), ↑evict ( …

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  • 114Legal behavior — In sociology, legal behavior refers to variations in the methods and degree of governmental social control of behavior. Background In 1976, theoretical sociologist Donald Black introduced a general sociological theory of law in his book The… …

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  • 115legal system —    Following the approval of the new constitution of 1978, the Spanish legal system, which under Franco was not only anachronistic but largely dependent on an all powerful executive, was modernized and brought more in line with that of other… …

    Encyclopedia of contemporary Spanish culture

  • 116process —   Hana, ano o ka hana ana, holo ana; palapala ki i (legal document).    ♦ Due process of law, kū i ke kānāwai …

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  • 117legal system — The historic and traditional system, including the legislative and judicial process, as contrasted with the emergent or lately adopted system which includes the legislative, administrative, and judicial process. 1 Am J2d Admin L § 16 …

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  • 118legal right — noun a right based in law • Hypernyms: ↑right • Hyponyms: ↑compulsory process, ↑conjugal right, ↑conjugal visitation right, ↑conjugal visitation, ↑preemption, ↑pr …

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  • 119process server — Law. a person who serves legal documents, as subpoenas, writs, or warrants, esp. those requiring appearance in court. [1605 15] * * * …

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  • 120process server — proc′ess serv er n. law a person who serves subpoenas or other legal documents, esp. those requiring appearance in court • Etymology: 1605–15 …

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