a written agreement between two states or sovereigns
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(law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law; "courts having jurisdiction in this district"
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a formal agreement establishing an association or alliance between nations or other groups to achieve a particular aim
Used in the same subject area: Law, General law, Environmental science, International law.a treaty governing commerce between two or more nations
Used in the same subject area: Law, General law, Environmental science, International law.(diplomacy) an international agreement
Used in the same subject area: Law, General law, Environmental science, International law.the power of making free choices unconstrained by external agencies
Used in the same subject area: Law, Environmental science, Pollution, Water and aquatic environments.the power of making free choices unconstrained by external agencies
Used in the same subject area: Law, Environmental science, Pollution, Water and aquatic environments.unlawfulness by virtue of violating some legal statute
Used in the same subject area: Law, Environmental science, Pollution, Water and aquatic environments.(international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure
Used in the same subject area: Law, Environmental science, Pollution, International law, Water and aquatic environments.(law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law; "courts having jurisdiction in this district"
Used in the same subject area: Law, General law, Environmental science, Pollution, International law, Water and aquatic environments.illegality as a consequence of unlawful acts; defiance of the law
Used in the same subject area: Law, Environmental science, Pollution, Water and aquatic environments.lawfulness by virtue of conformity to a legal statute
Used in the same subject area: Law, Environmental science, Pollution, Water and aquatic environments.The quality or state of not being canonical, of not conforming to a general rule or common procedure.; "This holds minor literature ho…
Used in the same subject area: Law, Environmental science, Pollution, Water and aquatic environments.illegality as a consequence of unlawful acts; defiance of the law
Used in the same subject area: Law, Environmental science, Pollution, Water and aquatic environments.a treaty to cease hostilities; "peace came on November 11th"
Used in the same subject area: Law, General law, Environmental science, International law.a written agreement between two states or sovereigns
Used in the same subject area: Law, General law, Environmental science, International law.a treaty to cease hostilities; "peace came on November 11th"
Used in the same subject area: Law, General law, Environmental science, International law.a treaty to cease hostilities; "peace came on November 11th"
Used in the same subject area: Law, General law, Environmental science, International law.The state of being able to be dismissed from office.; "The ‘democratic revolution’ emphasized the delegation of authority and the remo…
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A registrar or clerk; -- used originally in courts of civil law jurisdiction, but in Europe used for a clerk or registrar generally.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: right, power, interpret, apply, courts.a court whose jurisdiction is to review decisions of lower courts or agencies
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: right, power, interpret, apply, courts.a court whose jurisdiction is to review decisions of lower courts or agencies
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: right, power, interpret, apply, courts.To lay or place; to put or adjust (one thing to another); -- with to; as, to apply the hand to the breast; to apply medicaments to a d…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: right, power, interpret, apply, courts.the county courts of England (replaced in 1971 by Crown courts)
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: right, power, interpret, apply, courts.Legal or rightful power; a right to command or to act; power exercised buy a person in virtue of his office or trust; dominion; jurisd…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: right, power, interpret, apply, courts.A diocese; the district over which the jurisdiction of a bishop extends.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: right, power, interpret, apply, courts.In England, an incorporated town that is not a city; also, a town that sends members to parliament; in Scotland, a body corporate, con…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: right, power, interpret, apply, courts.In England, formerly, the highest court of judicature next to the Parliament, exercising jurisdiction at law, but chiefly in equity; b…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: right, power, interpret, apply, courts.A "country" or suffragan bishop, appointed in the ancient church by a diocesan bishop to exercise episcopal jurisdiction in a rural di…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: right, power, interpret, apply, courts.A small territorial district in France under the government of a mayor and municipal council; also, the inhabitants, or the government…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: right, power, interpret, apply, courts.A common right; coincidence of equal powers; as, a concurrence of jurisdiction in two different courts.
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