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administrative law
(Encyclopedia)administrative law, law governing the powers and processes of administrative agencies. The term is sometimes used also of law (i.e., rules, regulations) developed by agencies in the course of their op...Law, Andrew Bonar
(Encyclopedia)Law, Andrew Bonar bŏnˈər [key], 1858–1923, British statesman, b. Canada. He went to Scotland as a boy and in 1900, after a business career, was elected to Parliament as a Conservative. He soon be...Gay-Lussac's law
(Encyclopedia)Gay-Lussac's law: see gas laws.inheritance, in law
(Encyclopedia)inheritance, in law: see heir.common-law marriage
(Encyclopedia)common-law marriage: see under husband and wife. ...counselor at law
(Encyclopedia)counselor at law: see attorney.code, in law
(Encyclopedia)code, in law, in its widest sense any body of legal rules expressed in fixed and authoritative written form. A statute thus may be termed a code. Codes contrast with customary law (including common la...proof, in law
(Encyclopedia)proof, in law: see evidence.sale, in law
(Encyclopedia)sale, in law, transfer of ownership in return for money. An exchange of goods for goods is termed barter, but the distinction between sale and barter is mainly technical; laws that govern one govern t...Titius-Bode law
(Encyclopedia)Titius-Bode law or Titius's law: see Bode's law. ...Browse by Subject
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