Prevention in United States
Prevention Definition
(Lat. preveniato, to come before). In civil law. The right of a judge to take cognizance of an action over which he has concurrent jurisdiction with another judge. In Pennsylvania it has been ruled that a justice of the peace cannot take cognizance of a cause which has been previously decided by another justice. 2 Dall. (Pa.) 77, 114.
Prevention in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias
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| Prevention | Prevention in the World Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Prevention | Prevention in the European Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Prevention | Prevention in the Asian Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Prevention | Prevention in the UK Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Prevention | Prevention in the Australian Legal Encyclopedia. |
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| Prevention | Prevention in the Family Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Prevention | Prevention in the IP Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Prevention | Prevention in the Commercial Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Prevention | Prevention in the Criminal Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Prevention | Prevention in the Antritrust Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Prevention | Prevention in the Bankruptcy Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Prevention | Prevention in the Constitutional Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Prevention | Prevention in the Tax Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Prevention | Prevention in the and Finance and Banking Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Prevention | Prevention in the Employment and Labor Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Prevention | Prevention in the Personal Injury and Tort Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Prevention | Prevention in the Environmental Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
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Legal Issue for Attorneys
(Lat. preveniato, to come before). In civil law. The right of a judge to take cognizance of an action over which he has concurrent jurisdiction with another judge. In Pennsylvania it has been ruled that a justice of the peace cannot take cognizance of a cause which has been previously decided by another justice. 2 Dall. (Pa.) 77, 114.
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This definition of Prevention is based on The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary. This entry needs to be proofread.
Prevention and Education in the Criminal Justice System
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Concept of Prevention in relation to Safe Place
Definition of Prevention in this context: Theory for and practice of reducing victimization and its harmful effects through intervention based on a set of risk and protective factors. Primary prevention objectives are devised to protect individuals prior to victimization (i.e., stopping the violence before it occurs).