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criminal law
(Encyclopedia)criminal law, the branch of law that defines crimes, treats of their nature, and provides for their punishment. A tort is a civil wrong committed against an individual; a crime, on the other hand, is ...labor law
(Encyclopedia)labor law, legislation dealing with human beings in their capacity as workers or wage earners. The Industrial Revolution, by introducing the machine and factory production, greatly expanded the class ...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 ...Hooke's law
(Encyclopedia)Hooke's law: see elasticity.Joule's law
(Encyclopedia)Joule's law: see thermoelectricity. ...Snell's law
(Encyclopedia)Snell's law: see refraction.Salian Law
(Encyclopedia)Salian Law: see Germanic laws.Charles's law
(Encyclopedia)Charles's law: see gas laws.Boyle's law
(Encyclopedia)Boyle's law: see gas laws.Browse by Subject
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