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  2. Black's Law Dictionary - Wikipedia

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    978-1-5392-2975-9. Website. Black's Law Dictionary. Black's Law Dictionary [BLD] is the most frequently used legal dictionary in the United States. [1] Henry Campbell Black (1860–1927) was the author of the first two editions of the dictionary.

  3. Henry Campbell Black - Wikipedia

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    Henry Campbell Black. Henry Campbell Black (October 17, 1860 – March 19, 1927) was the founder of Black's Law Dictionary, the definitive legal dictionary first published in 1891. Born in Ossining, New York, he was also the editor of The Constitutional Review from 1917 until his death in 1927.

  4. Adverse possession - Wikipedia

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    Adverse possession, sometimes colloquially described as "squatter's rights", [dubious – discuss] is a legal principle in common law under which a person who does not have legal title to a piece of property—usually land (real property)—may acquire legal ownership based on continuous possession or occupation of the property without the permission of its legal owner.

  5. Law dictionary - Wikipedia

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    A law dictionary (also known as legal dictionary) is a dictionary that is designed and compiled to give information about terms used in the field of law. Types [ edit ] Distinctions are made among various types of law dictionaries.

  6. Dispensation (Catholic canon law) - Wikipedia

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    e. In the jurisprudence of the canon law of the Catholic Church, a dispensation is the exemption from the immediate obligation of law in certain cases. [1] Its object is to modify the hardship often arising from the rigorous application of general laws to particular cases, and its essence is to preserve the law by suspending its operation in ...

  7. Derogation - Wikipedia

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    Derogation. Derogation is a legal term of art, [1] [2] which allows for part or all of a provision in a legal measure to be applied differently, or not at all, in certain cases. [3] The term is also used in Catholic canon law, [4] and in this context differs from dispensation in that it applies to the law, whereas dispensation applies to ...

  8. Recklessness (law) - Wikipedia

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    Black's Law Dictionary defines recklessness in American law as "Conduct whereby the actor does not desire harmful consequence but ... foresees the possibility and consciously takes the risk", or alternatively as "a state of mind in which a person does not care about the consequences of his or her actions". [6]

  9. Henry Black - Wikipedia

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    H. N. Black (Henry Nelson Black, 1854–1922), American architect; Kairakutei Black I (Henry James Black; 1858–1923), Australian-born rakugoka in Japan; Henry Campbell Black (1860–1927), author of Black's Law Dictionary; Henry Black (Saskatchewan politician) (1875–1960), former mayor of Regina, Saskatchewan; Henry H. Black (1929–2012 ...

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