plural of sib-in-law

A law describing the maximum power that can be extracted from the wind. It states that no turbine, regardless of its design, can capture more than 16/27 (59.3%) of the kinetic energy in wind.

(philosophy) The idea that what ought to be the case cannot be deduced from what is already the case.

The hypothesis that evolution is not reversible.

(law) Criminal law.

(law) A branch of private law under civil-law legal systems concerning the rights and duties arising between individuals.

(law) The area of law pertaining to the rights and duties that arise from agreements.

(law) The area of law pertaining to the statutory and regulatory rules applicable to taxation.

(law) The area of private law pertaining to family matters and domestic relations.

(law) The area of law pertaining to public finances.