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conflict of laws
2 dictionary results for: Conflict of laws
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
conflict of laws
–noun
1.dissimilarity or discrepancy between the laws of different legal orders, such as states or nations, with regard to the applicable legal rules and principles in a matter that each legal order wishes to regulate.
2.Also called private international law. the branch of law dealing with the determination of the law applicable to a private-law matter, of the legal order having jurisdiction to adjudicate such a matter, and of the extent to which an adjudication in such a matter by another legal order is to be recognized and enforced locally.
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: conflict of laws
: opposition or conflict between the applicable laws of different states or jurisdictions regarding the rights of the parties in a case; also : a branch of law that deals with the resolution of such conflict and the determination of the law applicable to cases in which the laws of different jurisdictions are asserted

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