about-face volte-face
reversal policy change | a major change in attitude or principle or point of view, an about-face on foreign policy |
| scorched-earth policy | the target company defends itself by selling off its crown jewels |
wrong
legal injury
damage | any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right |
constructive fraud
legal fraud | comprises all acts or omissions or concealments involving breach of equitable or legal duty or trust or confidence |
campaigning
candidacy
candidature
electioneering
political campaign | the campaign of a candidate to be elected |
delivery livery
legal transfer | the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another |
| legal duty | acts which the law requires be done or forborne |
legal action
action action at law | a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another, one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong |
proceeding
legal proceeding
proceedings | (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked |
eviction
dispossession
legal ouster | the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law |
legal separation
separation | (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order) |
political correctness
political correctitude | avoidance of expressions or actions that can be perceived to exclude or marginalize or insult people who are socially disadvantaged or discriminated against |
| political incorrectness | the use of expressions or actions that can be perceived to exclude or marginalize or insult groups who are socially disadvantaged or discriminated against |
| legal right | a right based in law |
legal power
jurisdiction | (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law, courts having jurisdiction in this district |
defense program
defense policy
defence program
defence policy | a program for defending a country against its enemies |
tax program
tax policy | a program for setting taxes |
| policy | a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group, it was a policy of retribution, a politician keeps changing his policies |
beggar-my-neighbor policy
beggar-my-neighbour policy
beggar-my-neighbor strategy
beggar-my-neighbour strategy | a policy of promoting oneself at the expense of others, used especially of national policy, the United States has pursued a beggar-my-neighbor policy |
| legal system | a system for interpreting and enforcing the laws |
legal principle
judicial principle
judicial doctrine | (law) a principle underlying the formulation of jurisprudence |
politics
political science
government | the study of government of states and other political units |
| politics political sympathies | the opinion you hold with respect to political questions |
economics
economic science
political economy | the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management |
jurisprudence
law legal philosophy | the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do |
political orientation
ideology political theory | an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation |
legal document
legal instrument
official document
instrument | (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right |
platform
political platform
political program
program | a document stating the aims and principles of a political party, their candidate simply ignored the party platform, they won the election even though they offered no positive program |
policy insurance policy
insurance | written contract or certificate of insurance, you should have read the small print on your policy |
floater
floating policy | an insurance policy covering loss of movable property (e.g. jewelry) regardless of its location |
legal separation
judicial separation | a judicial decree regulating the rights and responsibilities of a married couple living apart |
| brief legal brief | a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case |
opinion
legal opinion
judgment
judgement | the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision, opinions are usually written by a single judge |
| policy | a line of argument rationalizing the course of action of a government, they debated the policy or impolicy of the proposed legislation |
| economic policy | a government policy for maintaining economic growth and tax revenues |
| fiscal policy | a government policy for dealing with the budget (especially with taxation and borrowing) |
| social policy | a policy of for dealing with social issues |
| foreign policy | a policy governing international relations |
trade policy
national trading policy | a government's policy controlling foreign trade |
open-door policy
open door | the policy of granting equal trade opportunities to all countries |
| zero-tolerance policy | any policy that allows no exception, a zero-tolerance policy toward pedophile priests |
| legal code | a code of laws adopted by a state or nation, a code of laws |
discussion treatment
discourse | an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic, the book contains an excellent discussion of modal logic, his treatment of the race question is badly biased |
discussion
give-and-take
word | an exchange of views on some topic, we had a good discussion, we had a word or two about it |
argument
argumentation
debate | a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal, the argument over foreign aid goes on and on |
conference
group discussion | a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic |
| panel discussion | discussion of a subject of public interest by a group of persons forming a panel usually before an audience |
public discussion
ventilation | free and open discussion of (or debate on) some question of public interest, such a proposal deserves thorough public discussion |
| contradiction contradiction in terms | (logic) a statement that is necessarily false, the statement `he is brave and he is not brave' is a contradiction |
debate
disputation
public debate | the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote) |