Legal instrumentLegal instrument is a legalterm of art that is used for any formally executed written document that can be formally attributed to its author, records and formally expresses a legally enforceable act, process, or contractual duty, obligation, or right, and therefore evidences that act, process, or agreement.
TreatyA treaty is an international agreement between sovereign states or other subjects of international law (including international organizations) that is governed by international law. A treaty may also be known as an international agreement, protocol, covenant, convention, pact, or exchange of letters, among other terms. However, only documents that are legally binding on the parties are considered treaties under international law.
Legal processLegal process (sometimes simply process) is any formal notice or writ by a court obtaining jurisdiction over a person or property. Common forms of process include a summons, subpoena, mandate, and warrant. Process normally takes effect by serving it on a person, arresting a person, posting it on real property, or seizing personal property.
ConstitutionA constitution, or supreme law, is the aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents that constitute the legal basis of a polity, organization or other type of entity, and commonly determines how that entity is to be governed.
LegislatureThe Hungarian Parliament Building, or 'Országház', where Hungary's legislature, the National Assembly of Hungary, meets.Palace of Westminster, where the legislature of the United Kingdom, the Parliament of the United Kingdom, meets.The Palazzo Madama is the seat of the upper house of the Italian Parliament, the Senate of the Republic.The United States Capitol, where the federal legislature of the United States, the United States Congress, meets.A legislature (UK: , US: ) is a deliberative assembly that holds the legal authority to make law and exercise political oversight within a political entity such as a state, nation, or city.
LegislationLegislation is the process or result of enrolling, enacting, or promulgatinglaws by a legislature, parliament, or analogous governing body. Before an item of legislation becomes law it may be known as a bill, and may be broadly referred to as "legislation" while it remains under consideration to distinguish it from other business. Legislation can have many purposes: to regulate, to authorize, to outlaw, to provide (funds), to sanction, to grant, to declare, or to restrict.
Natural personIn jurisprudence, a natural person (also physical person in some Commonwealth countries, or natural entity) is a person (in legal meaning, i.e., one who has its own legal personality) that is an individualhuman being, distinguished from the broader category of a legal person, which may be a private (i.e., business entity or non-governmental organization) or public (i.e., government) organization.
RegulationRegulation is the management of complex systems according to a set of rules and trends. In systems theory, these types of rules exist in various fields of biology and society, but the term has slightly different meanings according to context.
LawLaw is a set of rules that are created and enforced by governmental or societal institutions to regulate behavior, with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate. It has been variously described as a science and as the art of justice. State-enforced laws can be made by a legislature, resulting in statutes; by the executive through decrees and regulations; or by judges' decisions, which form precedent in common law jurisdictions.
Calendar dateIdentification of a specific day Today(at UTC+00)Sunday, 27 September 2026AkanNwonakwasiArmenian9 Sahmi 1476AztecTititl 20, 1 TōchtliBabylonian14 Ululu, 2337 SEBalinese pawukonMenga, Beteng, Laba, Paing, Aryang, Redite of Ugu, Brahma, Jangur, SriBengali12 Ashshin, BS 1433ChineseYang Wood Dragon・Emptiness MansionFire Horse Year, Month 8, Day 17(Qiufen, 11 days until Hanlu)Common Era27 September 2026 CECoptic17 Thout, AM 1743Egyptian14 Mechir, 2775 NEEthiopian17 Maskaram, 2019 Amätä MəhrätFrench RepublicanDécade I, Quintidi de Vendémiaire de l'Année 235 de la RépubliqueGregorian27 September, AD 2026Hebrew16 Tishrei, AM 5787HinduUttarabhādrapada・VṛddhiSolar: 11 Āśvina, 1948 SELunisolar: Pratipada, Kṛishna pakṣa of Bhādrapada, 2083 VERāudra・5127 KY・1,872,845IcelandicSunnudagur, 4 Haustmánuður 2026Islamic14 Rabi' al-thani, AH 1448(using tabular method)ISO week date2026-W39-7Japanese17 Hazuki, Reiwa 8(Shūbun, 11 days until Kanro)Julian14 September, AD 2026 (AM 7534)Julian day2461311Korean17 Dakdal, 4359 DEMaya13.0.13.17.81 Yax, 1 LamatRomanante diem XVIII Kalendas Octobres, MMDCCLXXIX AUCSolar Hijri5 Mehr, SH 1405Tibetan16 khrums, me pho rta2153 or 1772 or 1000[refresh] A calendar date is a reference to a particular day, represented within a calendar system, enabling a specific day to be unambiguously identified.
Rule of lawPolitical situation in which everyone is subject to the lawA mosaic representing both the judicial and legislative aspects of law. The woman on the throne holds a sword to chastise the guilty and a palm branch to reward the meritorious.
Government gazetteA government gazette (also known as an official gazette, official journal, official newspaper, official monitor or official bulletin) is a periodical publication that has been authorised to publish public or legal notices. It is usually established by statute or official action, and publication of notices within it, whether by the government or a private party, is usually considered sufficient to comply with legal requirements for public notice.
Brazilian PortugueseBrazilian Portuguese (português brasileiro; [poʁtuˈɡe(j)z bɾaziˈle(j)ɾu]) is the set of varieties of the Portuguese language native to Brazil. It is spoken by nearly all of the 203 million inhabitants of Brazil, and widely across the Brazilian diaspora, consisting of approximately two million Brazilians who have emigrated to other countries.enforcementRelated word or term.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.