the act of preventing | the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system |
a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon | a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society |
an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal | a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature |
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter | the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do |
a counter where you can obtain food or drink | legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity |
a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax) | the collection of rules imposed by authority |
(law) a railing that encloses the part of the courtroom where the judges and lawyers sit and the case is tried | the force of policemen and officers |
a heating element in an electric fire | |
a horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises | |
a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background | |
musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats | |
the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction | |
a submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore | |
(meteorology) a unit of pressure equal to a million dynes per square centimeter | |