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Civil Law

Civil Law, that rule of action which every particular nation, commonwealth, or city has established peculiarly for itself, more properly

Law

Law [fr. lage, lagea, or lah, Sax.; loi, Fr.; legge, Ital.; lex, fr. ligo, Lat., to bind], a rule

Common Law

Common Law [lex communis, Lat.]. 'The phrase 'common law' is used in two very different senses. It is cometimes contrasted

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Existing law

Existing law, this expression under Art. 366(10) means, 'any law, Ordinance, order, bye-law, rule or regulation passed or made before

Lawful, Legal

Lawful, Legal, legal and litigious, Litigious and lawful possession are concepts of varying legal shades deriving their colour from

Martial law

Martial law, in India, Parliament by law can impose law in any part of the country in case of grave

By-laws, or bye-laws

By-laws, or bye-laws [fr. bilagines, from by, Sax., pagus, civitas, and lagen, lex, Spelm.], the laws, regulations, and constitutions of corporations, for the government of their members. See per Lord Russell, C.J., in Kruse

Incorporated Law Society

Bills affecting the principles or practice of the law, and upon all new rules and orders. Many reforms in law and practice have been initiated, and numerous Acts of Parliament have originated with or have been supported by

International Law

International Law. I. Public Law: The law of nations, strictly so called, was in a great measure unknown to antiquity,

law

law [Old English lagu, of Scandinavian origin] 1 : a rule of conduct or action prescribed or formally recognized

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