state of law

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• State Security Law of 1974 — The State Security Law of 1974 was a law which was used by the government of Bahrain to crush political unrest from 1974 until 2001. The State Security Act contained measures permitting the government to arrest and imprison individuals without… …   Wikipedia

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• law — / lȯ/ n [Old English lagu, of Scandinavian origin] 1: a rule of conduct or action prescribed or formally recognized as binding or enforced by a controlling authority: as a: a command or provision enacted by a legislature see also statute 1 b:… …   Law dictionary

• state — n often attrib 1 a: a politically organized body of people usu. occupying a definite territory; esp: one that is sovereign b: the political organization that has supreme civil authority and political power and serves as the basis of government… …   Law dictionary

• state action — n 1: an action that is either taken directly by the state or bears a sufficient connection to the state to be attributed to it ◇ State actions are subject to judicial scrutiny for violations of the rights to due process and equal protection… …   Law dictionary

• state law — n: the law of a state; specif: a law or body of laws promulgated by a state legislature Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. state law …   Law dictionary

• state court — n: a court established in accordance with a state constitution and having jurisdiction to adjudicate matters of state law Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. state court …   Law dictionary

• state's attorney — n: a district attorney that represents a state compare united states attorney Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. state s attorney …   Law dictionary

• law book — n.    any of numerous volumes dealing with law, including statutes, reports of cases, digests of cases, commentaries on particular topics, encyclopedias, textbooks, summaries of the law, dictionaries, legal forms and various combinations of these …   Law dictionary

• state's evidence — n: a participant or accomplice in a crime who gives evidence to the prosecution esp. in return for a reduced sentence used chiefly in the phrase turn state s evidence Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. state s evidence …   Law dictionary