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A law that prohibits a person employed in an executive government position from engaging in campaigns to elect candidates for public office.
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A law that prohibits a person employed in an executive government position from engaging in campaigns to elect candidates for public office.
the term given to communication that is given in confidence.
a certificate that verifies the authenticity of a document that is made by a clerk or officer of the court.
a Latin phrase that means a claim has arisen from the breaking of a law.
a Latin phrase meaning the common law.
The document that is recognised formally before an authorised official. The person who acknowledges the instrument says that it is authentic and has been executed freely and voluntarily.
federal law that aids states by limiting the amount of oil that can be produced from certain fields.
The federal law that requires information be given to the public.
a Latin phrase that is the defence where the defendant claims he has not committed a wrong
the term that is applied to a wound that is fatal.
the name that is given to the document that transfers the owners right to minerals lying under land he owns.
Latin. the court order that commands a person against whom it has been issued to do something one else show why he should not be forced to do so. See mandamus.
the term that describes the danger that is associated with a particular job or activity.
a federal rule that the antitrust law needs to be applied only to the unreasonable restraints of trade.
used to describe a property that borders or adjoins to another property.
a federal law that provides for establishing universal state and federal insurance benefits, unemployed insurance and other benefits for its citizens.
Federal law that makes it unlawful to transport a woman across state or country borders for immoral acts. Also called the White Slave Traffic Act.
the name given to a court action that will establish the paternity of a child born out of wedlock. See bastardy proceeding; filiations proceeding.
term used by a court where a decision of the court has been based on presented facts and not technical legal practice.
the name given to a federal law that governs conduct in transactions that are interstate.