Public liability — is part of the law of tort which focuses on civil wrongs. An applicant (the injured party) usually sues the respondent (the owner or occupier) under common law based on negligence and/or damages. Claims are usually successful when it can be shown … Wikipedia
Public war — War War, n. [OE. & AS. werre; akin to OHG. werra scandal, quarrel, sedition, werran to confound, mix, D. warren, G. wirren, verwirren, to embroil, confound, disturb, and perhaps to E. worse; cf. OF. werre war, F. querre, of Teutonic origin. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Maria: or, The Wrongs of Woman — … Wikipedia
United States Public Health Service Hospital — Das Public Health Service Narcotic Hospital war eine Institution des US amerikanischen Krankenhaus bzw. Gefängniswesens, das zuvor als United States narcotic farm , später als Federal Medical Center, Lexington bekannt war.[1] Am 19. Januar 1929… … Deutsch Wikipedia
common law — 1. the system of law originating in England, as distinct from the civil or Roman law and the canon or ecclesiastical law. 2. the unwritten law, esp. of England, based on custom or court decision, as distinct from statute law. 3. the law… … Universalium
Commentaries on the Laws of England — Title page of a 1771 American printing of Commentaries on the Laws of England by William Blackstone. The Commentaries on the Laws of England [1] are an influential 18th century treatise on the common law of … Wikipedia
wrong — A violation of the legal rights of another; an invasion of right to the damage of the parties who suffer it, especially a tort. State ex rel. and to Use of Donelon v. Deuser, 345 Mo. 628, 134 S.W.2d 132, 133. It usually signifies injury to person … Black's law dictionary
Corpus delicti — This article is about a legal term. For the Gothic rock band, see Corpus Delicti (band). Corpus delicti (plural: corpora delicti) (Latin: body of crime ) is a term from Western jurisprudence referring to the principle that a crime must have been… … Wikipedia
Wrong — Wrong, n. [AS. wrang. See {Wrong}, a.] That which is not right. Specifically: (a) Nonconformity or disobedience to lawful authority, divine or human; deviation from duty; the opposite of moral {right}. [1913 Webster] When I had wrong and she the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
injustice — injustice, injury, wrong, grievance are comparable when they denote an act that inflicts undeserved damage, loss, or hardship on a person. Injustice is the general term applicable not only to an act which involves unfairness to another or a… … New Dictionary of Synonyms