Gale Encyclopedia of American Law, Third Edition, Volume 3: Com to Dor: 3

Covers today's leading cases, major statutes, legal terms and concepts, notable persons involved with the law, and important documents. Includes topics such as the Americans with Disabilities Act, capital punishment, domestic violence, gay and lesbian rights, physician-assisted suicide and more. Cover Page......Page 1 Title Page......Page 3 © 2010 Gale, Cengage Learning......Page 4 Contents......Page 6 MAIN FEATURES OF THIS SET......Page 8 ADDITIONAL FEATURES OF THIS SET......Page 9 How to Use This Book......Page 11 Contributors......Page 13 COMITY......Page 14 COMMERCE CLAUSE......Page 15 COMMERCE DEPARTMENT......Page 22 COMMERCE, ELECTRONIC......Page 25 COMMERCIAL LAW......Page 28 COMMERCIAL PAPER......Page 29 COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS......Page 37 COMMISSIONER......Page 38 COMMITMENT......Page 39 COMMITTEE......Page 42 COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION......Page 43 COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION......Page 44 COMMON COUNT......Page 45 COMMON LAW......Page 46 COMMON-LAW COURTS......Page 47 COMMON-LAW MARRIAGE......Page 48 COMMON PLEAS......Page 51 COMMUNISM......Page 52 COMMUNIST PARTY CASES......Page 57 COMMUNIST PARTY USA......Page 61 COMMUNITY-ORIENTED POLICING......Page 62 COMMUNITY PROPERTY......Page 64 COMPACT CLAUSE......Page 65 COMPARABLE WORTH......Page 66 COMPENSATORY DAMAGES......Page 69 COMPLAINT......Page 70 COMPOSITION WITH CREDITORS......Page 72 COMPRISE......Page 74 COMPROMISE AND SETTLEMENT......Page 75 COMPROMISE OF 1850......Page 76 COMPUTER-ASSISTED LEGAL RESEARCH......Page 77 COMPUTER CRIME......Page 79 COMSTOCK, GEORGE FRANKLIN......Page 84 COMSTOCK LAW OF 1873......Page 85 CONCEALMENT OF BIRTH OR DEATH......Page 86 CONCUR......Page 87 CONDITION......Page 88 CONDITIONAL......Page 89 CONDOMINIUMS AND COOPERATIVES......Page 90 CONDONATION......Page 92 CONFEDERATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL......Page 93 CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA......Page 95 CONFERENCE OF CHIEF JUSTICES......Page 97 CONFERENCE OF STATE COURT ADMINISTRATORS......Page 98 CONFESSION......Page 99 CONFESSION AND AVOIDANCE......Page 102 CONFISCATE......Page 103 CONFRONTATION......Page 104 CONFUSION......Page 106 CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES......Page 107 CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE......Page 113 CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE......Page 114 CONKLING, ROSCOE......Page 115 CONSANGUINITY......Page 118 CONSCRIPTION......Page 119 CONSENT DECREE......Page 121 CONSERVATOR OF THE PEACE......Page 122 CONSIDERATION......Page 123 CONSORTIUM/ INTERGOVERNMENTAL CORPORATIONS AND CONSORTIUMS......Page 124 CONSPIRACY......Page 125 CONSTABLE......Page 132 CONSTITUTION......Page 133 CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES......Page 135 CONSTITUTION PARTY......Page 142 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT......Page 144 CONSTITUTIONAL LAW......Page 146 CONSTRUCTIVE DESERTION......Page 156 CONSTRUCTIVE TRUST......Page 157 CONSULAR LAW SOCIETY......Page 160 CONSUMER CREDIT......Page 161 CONSUMER FRAUD......Page 165 CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION......Page 167 CONSUMER PROTECTION......Page 168 CONSUMER SOFTWARE PIRACY......Page 171 CONTEMPT......Page 175 CONTINENTAL CONGRESS......Page 179 CONTINGENT......Page 180 CONTINUANCE......Page 181 CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION......Page 184 CONTRACT WITH AMERICA......Page 185 CONTRACTS......Page 187 CONTRIBUTION......Page 203 CONTROVERSY......Page 204 CONVENTIONAL FORCES IN EUROPE TREATY......Page 205 CONVERSION......Page 206 COOLEY, THOMAS MCINTYRE......Page 207 COOLIDGE, CALVIN......Page 209 COOLING-OFF PERIOD......Page 210 COPYRIGHT......Page 211 COPYRIGHT ARBITRATION ROYALTY PANEL......Page 224 COPYRIGHT, INTERNATIONAL......Page 225 CORAM NOBIS......Page 228 CORBIN, ARTHUR LINTON......Page 229 CORONER......Page 231 CORPORAL PUNISHMENT......Page 234 CORPORATE FRAUD......Page 237 CORPORATIONS......Page 240 CORPSE......Page 251 CORPUS......Page 255 CORRUPTION OF BLOOD......Page 256 CORWIN, EDWARD SAMUEL......Page 257 COSTS......Page 258 COUNCIL......Page 259 COUNTERCLAIM......Page 260 COUNTERFEITING......Page 261 COUNTERSIGN......Page 263 COUPON......Page 264 COURSE OF PERFORMANCE......Page 265 COURT......Page 266 COURT ADMINISTRATOR......Page 268 COURT-MARTIAL......Page 269 COURT OF CLAIMS......Page 273 COURT OPINION......Page 274 COURT REPORTER......Page 277 COURTROOM TELEVISION NETWORK......Page 278 COVENANT......Page 280 COVENANT MARRIAGE......Page 282 COX, ARCHIBALD......Page 284 CRANCH, WILLIAM......Page 286 CREDIT......Page 288 CRÉDIT MOBILIER SCANDAL......Page 293 CREDITOR’S BILL......Page 294 CRIME CONTROL ACTS......Page 295 CRIMES......Page 297 CRIMINAL LAW......Page 299 CRIMINAL PROCEDURE......Page 308 CRIMINOLOGY......Page 319 CRITICAL LEGAL STUDIES......Page 322 CRITTENDEN, JOHN JORDAN......Page 326 CROCKETT, GEORGE WILLIAM, JR.......Page 329 CROPS......Page 331 CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT......Page 332 CRUELTY......Page 337 CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS......Page 338 CULPA......Page 339 CUMMINGS, HOMER STILLE......Page 340 CURFEW......Page 342 CURTESY......Page 344 CURTIS, BENJAMIN ROBBINS......Page 345 CUSHING, CALEB......Page 346 CUSHING, WILLIAM......Page 349 CUSTODIAL INTERROGATION......Page 350 CUSTODY......Page 354 CUSTOMS DUTIES......Page 355 CY PRES......Page 357 DALLAS, ALEXANDER JAMES......Page 360 DAMAGES......Page 361 DANA, RICHARD HENRY......Page 366 DANIEL, PETER VIVIAN......Page 367 DARROW, CLARENCE SEWARD......Page 369 DAUBERT TEST......Page 374 DAUGHERTY, HARRY MICAJAH......Page 375 DAVIS, ANGELA YVONNE......Page 377 DAVIS, DAVID......Page 380 DAVIS, JOHN CHANDLER BANCROFT......Page 382 DAY IN COURT......Page 383 DAY, WILLIAM RUFUS......Page 384 DE FACTO......Page 385 DEAD MAN’S STATUTES......Page 386 DEADLY FORCE......Page 387 DEATH AND DYING......Page 388 DEBENTURE......Page 393 DEBS, EUGENE V.......Page 396 DEBT......Page 398 DECALOGUE SOCIETY OF LAWYERS......Page 399 DECLARATION......Page 400 DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE......Page 401 DECLARATORY JUDGMENT......Page 403 DEDICATION......Page 404 DEED......Page 405 DEED OF TRUST......Page 408 DEFAMATION......Page 412 DEFAULT JUDGMENT......Page 413 DEFEASANCE CLAUSE......Page 414 DEFECT......Page 415 DEFENSE DEPARTMENT......Page 416 DEFENSE OF MARRIAGE ACT OF 1996......Page 421 DEFENSE RESEARCH INSTITUTE......Page 422 DEFORCEMENT......Page 423 DEFRAUD......Page 424 DELIBERATE......Page 425 DEMOCRATIC-REPUBLICAN PARTY......Page 426 DEMOCRATIC PARTY......Page 428 DEMONSTRATIVE EVIDENCE......Page 432 DEMURRAGE......Page 434 DEPENDENT RELATIVE REVOCATION......Page 435 DEPLETION ALLOWANCE......Page 436 DEPORTATION......Page 437 DEPOSITION......Page 438 DEPRECIATION......Page 440 DERIVATIVES......Page 441 DERSHOWITZ, ALAN MORTON......Page 443 DESCENT AND DISTRIBUTION......Page 446 DESERTION......Page 454 DESUETUDE......Page 455 DETERMINATE SENTENCE......Page 456 DETERMINATION......Page 459 DETINUE......Page 460 DEWEY DECIMAL SYSTEM......Page 461 DICKINSON, JOHN......Page 462 DICTA......Page 463 DILIGENCE......Page 464 DIPLOMATIC AGENTS......Page 465 DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY......Page 467 DIRECTORY......Page 469 DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION......Page 470 DISASTER RELIEF......Page 478 DISBAR......Page 483 DISCOVERY......Page 484 DISCRETION IN DECISION MAKING......Page 486 DISCRETIONARY TRUST......Page 489 DISCRIMINATION......Page 490 DISFRANCHISEMENT......Page 492 DISMISSAL......Page 494 DISORDERLY CONDUCT......Page 496 DISPARAGEMENT......Page 497 DISPARATE IMPACT......Page 498 DISPUTE......Page 500 DISSENT......Page 501 DISSOLVE......Page 502 DISTRICT AND PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS......Page 503 DISTRICT COURT......Page 504 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA......Page 505 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA V. HELLER......Page 508 DISTURBANCE OF PUBLIC MEETINGS......Page 509 DIVERSITY OF CITIZENSHIP......Page 510 DIVINE RIGHT OF KINGS......Page 511 DIVORCE......Page 512 DIX, DOROTHEA LYNDE......Page 522 DIXON, JULIAN CAREY......Page 524 DNA EVIDENCE......Page 526 DOCKET......Page 530 DOCUMENT......Page 538 DOE, CHARLES......Page 539 DOING BUSINESS......Page 540 DOLE, ROBERT JOSEPH......Page 541 DOLE, SANFORD BALLARD......Page 543 DOMESDAY BOOK......Page 544 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE......Page 545 DOMINION......Page 548 DORR, THOMAS WILSON......Page 549 Preface: The U.S. legal system is admired around the world for the freedoms it allows the individual and the fairness with which it attempts to treat all persons. On the surface, it may seem simple, yet those who have delved into it know that this system of federal and state constitutions statues, regulations and common-law decisions is elaborate and complex. It derives from the English common law, but includes principles older than England, along with some principles from other lands. The U.S. legal system, like many others, has a language all its own, but too often it is an unfamiliar language: many concepts are still phrased in Latin. The third edition of Gale Encyclopedia of American Law (GEAL), formerly West's Encyclopedia of American Law, explains legal terms and concepts in everyday language. It covers a wide variety of persons, entities, and events that have shaped the U.S. legal system and influenced public perceptions of it. The main features of this set are: Entries; Definitions; Further readings; Cross-references; In focus essays; Sidebars; Biographies; Enhancements; Appendixes; Milestone cases in the law; Primary documents and Citations v. 1. A to Ba v. 2. Be-Col v. 3. Com-Dor v. 4. DOT-Fre v. 5. Fri-I v. 6. J-Ma v. 7. Mc-Pl v. 8. Po-San v. 9. Sar-Ten v. 10. Ter-Z v. 11. Milestones in the law, Brown to Kelo v. 12. Milestones in the law, Lawrence to Roe v. 13. Primary documents v. 14. Dictionary of legal terms, Cases index, General index. Explains Legal Terms And Concepts In Everyday Language, Covering A Wide Variety Of Persons, Entities, And Events That Have Shaped The U.s. Legal System And Influenced Public Perceptions Of It.