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Justice, United States Department of

(Encyclopedia)Justice, United States Department of, federal executive department established in 1870 and charged with providing the means for enforcing federal laws, furnishing legal counsel in federal cases, and c...

trespass

(Encyclopedia)trespass, in law, any physical injury to the person or to property. In English common law the action of trespass first developed (13th cent.) to afford a remedy for injuries to property. The two early...

perpetual-motion machine

(Encyclopedia)perpetual-motion machine, device that would be able to operate continuously and supply useful work, in violation of the laws of thermodynamics. A machine that would produce more energy in the form of ...

tort

(Encyclopedia)tort, in law, the violation of some duty clearly set by law, not by a specific agreement between two parties, as in breach of contract. When such a duty is breached, the injured party has the right to...

decretals

(Encyclopedia)decretals: see canon law.

phylogeny

(Encyclopedia)phylogeny: see biogenetic law.

pauperism

(Encyclopedia)pauperism: see poor law.

ontogeny

(Encyclopedia)ontogeny: see biogenetic law.

workhouse

(Encyclopedia)workhouse: see poor law.

error

(Encyclopedia)error, in law: see appeal.