Tag: Basics

  • Gambling

    Gambling in United States Gambling Definition See "Gaming." Gambling in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias LinkDescription Gambling, Gambling in the World Legal Encyclopedia., Gambling, Gambling in the European Legal Encyclopedia., Gambling, Gambling […]

  • Fraud

    Fraud in United States Fraud Definition The unlawful obtaining of another's property by design, but without criminal intent, and with the assent of the owner obtained by artifice or misrepresentation. Any cunning deception or artifice used to circumvent, cheat, or deceive another. […]

  • Fraud

    Fraud in United States Fraud Definition The unlawful obtaining of another's property by design, but without criminal intent, and with the assent of the owner obtained by artifice or misrepresentation. Any cunning deception or artifice used to circumvent, cheat, or deceive another. […]

  • Child Custody

    Child Custody in United States Child Custody Definition Custody (Of A Child) in this Legal EncyclopediaCustody (Of A Child) definition in the Law Dictionary Child Custody in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias LinkDescription Child Custody, Child Custody in the World Legal […]

  • Identity Theft

    Identity Theft in the United States Identity Theft in the case of Lawyers By Deborah Rosenthal Studies suggested that as many as a million such thefts occur every year. And privacy experts say attorneys are among the most attractive targets because they tend to have good credit and preside […]

  • Consumer Laws

    The United States Lemon Laws Summary of the United States's lemon law, which protect consumers and requires car dealers to either replace or refund the cost of a new vehicle with serious defects that can't be fixed within one year. Automobile purchasers who acquiere a new vehicle that […]

  • Family Laws

    The United States Adoption Laws Overview of adoption laws in the United States, including details about the types of adoption allowed in the United States, the statute of limitations to challenge adoption, who is eligible for adoption and home residency requirements in the United States. There […]

  • Family Laws

    The United States Adoption Laws Overview of adoption laws in the United States, including details about the types of adoption allowed in the United States, the statute of limitations to challenge adoption, who is eligible for adoption and home residency requirements in the United States. There […]

  • Deceptive Practices

    Unfair And Deceptive Practices in the United States Unfair Acts or Practices The Dodd-Frank Act prohibits conduct that constitutes an unfair act or practice. An act or practice is unfair when: It causes or is likely to cause substantial injury to consumers; The injury is not […]

  • Driving under Influence

    Driving under the Influence in the United States Driving Under the Influence: Tactical Considerations in Sobriety Checkpoint Cases This section examines the Driving Under the Influence: Tactical Considerations in Sobriety Checkpoint Cases subject in its related phase of trial. In some cases, […]

  • Driving under Influence

    Driving under the Influence in the United States Driving Under the Influence: Tactical Considerations in Sobriety Checkpoint Cases This section examines the Driving Under the Influence: Tactical Considerations in Sobriety Checkpoint Cases subject in its related phase of trial. In some cases, […]

  • Adoption

    Adoption in United States Adoption Definition The act by which a person takes the child of another into his family, and treats him as his own. A juridical act creating between two persons certain relations, purely civil, or paternity and filiation. 6 Demolombe Code Nap. § 1. As […]

  • Marital Property

    Marital Property in United States Plain-English Law Marital Property as defined by Nolo’s Encyclopedia of Everyday Law (p. 437-455):Most of the property accumulated by spouses during a marriage, called community property in some states. The United States Marital Property Laws General […]

  • Marital Property

    Marital Property in United States Plain-English Law Marital Property as defined by Nolo’s Encyclopedia of Everyday Law (p. 437-455):Most of the property accumulated by spouses during a marriage, called community property in some states. The United States Marital Property Laws General […]

  • General Business

    Basics of general business information in the the United States. There is also additional information and resources on related topics in the United States.