legal+process

  • 31Legal burden of proof — This article is about the burden of proof in law. For other uses, see Burden of proof (disambiguation). The burden of proof (Latin: onus probandi) is the obligation to shift the accepted conclusion away from an oppositional opinion to one s own… …

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  • 32process — I. /ˈproʊsɛs / (say prohses) noun 1. a systematic series of actions directed to some end: the process of making butter. 2. a continuous action, operation, or series of changes taking place in a definite manner: the process of decay. 3. Law a. the …

  • 33process — proc•ess [[t]ˈprɒs ɛs[/t]] esp. brit. [[t]ˈproʊ sɛs[/t]] n. pl. proc•ess•es [[t]ˈprɒs ɛs ɪz, ə sɪz, əˌsiz[/t]] esp. brit. [[t]ˈproʊ sɛs , ˈproʊ sə [/t]] v. adj. 1) a systematic series of actions directed to some end: a process for homogenizing… …

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  • 34legal constraint — The holding of a person or property under legal process; not duress. State ex rel. Cabel v Sewerage & Water Board (La App) 138 So 2d 856 …

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  • 35process — pro·cess / prä ˌses, prō / n 1: a continuous operation, art, or method esp. in manufacture whoever invents or discovers any new and useful process...may obtain a patent therefor U.S. Code 2 a: procedure (1) see also …

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  • 36Legal aid — is the provision of assistance to people otherwise unable to afford legal representation and access to the court system. Legal aid is regarded as central in providing access to justice by ensuring equality before the law, the right to counsel and …

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  • 37Legal education in the United States — generally refers to the education of lawyers before entry into practice. Other types of legal education, such as that of paralegals, of Limited Practice Officers (in Washington), and of the citizenry in general, and of the education of lawyers… …

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  • 38Legal personality — (also artificial personality, juridical personality, and juristic personality) is the characteristic of a non human entity regarded by law to have the status of a person. A legal person (Latin: persona ficta), (also artificial person, juridical… …

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  • 39Legal formalism — is a legal positivist view in philosophy of law and jurisprudence. While Jeremy Bentham s legal positivism can be seen as appertaining to the legislature, legal formalism appertains to the Judge; that is, formalism does not (as positivists do)… …

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  • 40legal culture — consists of values and norms concerning the content and operation of law. Reflecting as it does embedded values about socio economic and political relationships, legal culture constitutes the cognitive environment for legal behaviour. Chinese… …

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