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Legal transplant

Law; General law

In almost all countries, some laws are enacted on the same lines of the existing legal provisions in some other country. Such borrowing of laws or enactment of new laws, after getting inspired by ...

Legal terrorism

Law; General law

This term refers to the misuse of legal provisions in order to gain some advantage. It is using or threatening to use some legal proceedings against a person or a group of people, by the ...

Liability

Law; General law

An obligation, duty or responsibility to do something or to refrain from doing something is called a liability. This can be created by a contract, or by status, or by conditions of social living. ...

A right over a property, granted by the owner to another person, as a security for the performance of some obligation, on the part of the former to the latter. The person who grants a lien is called ...

Lemon laws

Law; General law

These laws make it mandatory for the manufacturers to repair defective cars. If they fail to do so within a reasonable time, they have to make a refund of the purchase price after deducting some ...

Law

Law; General law

A set of rules established and enforced by a governing authority of a state, and is applicable to the people of that state. These laws are enforced by threat of punishment, in case of violation.