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Megan's law

(Encyclopedia)Megan's law, in the United States, a state or federal statute that requires the notification of public organizations and private citizens when a convicted sex offender has been released from prison an...

Faraday's law

(Encyclopedia)Faraday's law, physical law stating that the number of moles of substance produced at an electrode during electrolysis is directly proportional to the number of moles of electrons transferred at that ...

Joule's law

(Encyclopedia)Joule's law: see thermoelectricity. ...

Salian Law

(Encyclopedia)Salian Law: see Germanic laws.

Law, the

(Encyclopedia)Law, the, in Judaism: see Torah.

Gresham's law

(Encyclopedia)Gresham's law: see under Gresham, Sir Thomas. ...

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