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juris doctor
the lowest degree conferred by a law school usually after three years of full-time study or its equivalent compare master of laws, doctor of laws, doctor of the science of law NOTE: The juris doctor replaced the
Laudibus (de) legum angli'
himself holding a conversation with the young prince on the nature and excellence of the laws of England compared with the civil law and the laws of other countries. He considers at length the mode of trying
mortgage
of the mortgagor chattel mortgage : a mortgage of or against personal or movable property (as an airplane) compare pledge security interest 2 at interest collateral mortgage in the civil law of Louisiana : a mortgage against
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martial law
a government in an emergency when civilian law enforcement agencies are unable to maintain public order and safety compare military law
special law
made is arbitrary or without a reasonable or legitimate justification or basis called also local law special legislation compare general law
general law
that enacted it, and applies to all persons in the same class called also general act general statute compare local law, public law, special law
exemption
from adjusted gross income under the tax laws see also Internal Revenue Code in the Important Laws section compare deduction, exclusion, tax credit de·pen·den·cy exemption [də-pen-dən-sē-] : an exemption that is allowed for each dependent who qualifies … an amount of income exempted from taxation that may be deducted from adjusted gross income under the tax laws see also Internal Revenue Code in the Important Laws section compare deduction, exclusion, tax credit de·pen·den·cy exemption [də-pen-dən-sē-]
deduction
to decrease the amount of income tax due see also Internal Revenue Code in the Important Laws section compare credit, exclusion, exemption busi·ness deduction : a deduction usually taken from gross income that is allowed for losses … deduction 1 : an amount allowed by tax laws to be subtracted from income in order to decrease the amount of income tax due see also Internal
choice of law
what law (as among laws of different states or multiple federal laws) should be applied in a case compare comity, federalism, full faith and credit
trespass
;also : the common-law form of action for redress of injuries directly caused by such a wrongful act compare trespass on the case in this entry b : trespass quare clausum fregit in this entry con·tinu·ing trespass
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