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  • 1legal power — index authority (right), droit, judicature, jurisdiction, prerogative, right (entitlement) Bu …

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  • 2legal power to decide a case — index jurisdiction Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 3legal power — noun (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law courts having jurisdiction in this district • Syn: ↑jurisdiction • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑ …

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  • 4Legal rights of women in history — The Legal rights of women refers to the social and human rights of women. One of the first women s rights declarations was the Declaration of Sentiments . [cite web |url= http://ecssba.rutgers.edu/docs/seneca.html |title= Declaration of… …

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  • 5Legal issues with fan fiction — Due to the modern definition of fan fiction as derivative works, there are many legal issues involved with fan fiction, most prominently (but not exclusively) arising under United States copyright law.United States copyright lawA great deal of… …

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  • 6power — {{11}}power (n.) c.1300, ability; ability to act or do; strength, vigor, might, especially in battle; efficacy; control, mastery, lordship, dominion; legal power or authority; authorization; military force, an army, from Anglo Fr. pouair, O.Fr.… …

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  • 7legal fiction —       a rule assuming as true something that is clearly false. A fiction is often used to get around the provisions of constitutions and legal codes that legislators are hesitant to change or to encumber with specific limitations. Thus, when a… …

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  • 8power — pow·er n 1: capability of acting or of producing an effect parties of unequal bargaining power 2 a: authority or capacity to act that is delegated by law or constitution often used in pl. commerce power often cap C&P: the power delegated to… …

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  • 9Legal positivism — is a school of thought in jurisprudence and the philosophy of law. The principal claims of legal positivism are that:* laws are rules made, whether deliberately or unintentionally, by human beings; * there is no inherent or necessary connection… …

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  • 10power of attorney — power of attorney: an instrument containing an authorization for one to act as the agent of the principal that terminates esp. upon revocation by the principal or death of the principal or agent – called also letter of attorney; du·ra·ble power… …

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