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إعادة هيكلة
تغيير مدروس في البنية التنظيمية لمؤسسة ما وإعادة ترتيب للعلاقات بين وحداتها الإدارية بهدف زيادة كفاءة المؤسسة ورفع قدرتها التنافسية. وقد يتم إعادة هيكلة شركة لعجزها عن زيادة أرباحها، أو لكثرة أخطاء الموظفين. Legal dictionary
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فصل في نزاع
حل خصومة بين طرفين أو أكثر أمام جهة قانونية مختصة. Legal dictionary
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حق امتياز
حق يعطي أولوية لدائن استيفاء حقوقه من بعض أو جميع أموال المدين متقدمًا بذلك على الدائنين الآخرين. Legal dictionary
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Hearsay
Evidence given by a witness who relates not what he knows personally but what others have told him, or what he has heard said by others. Legal dictionary
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Proprietary
Refers to ownership or characteristics relating to ownership. It describes all the rights that the owner of property (whether real or intangible) can exercise. Legal dictionary
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Injunction
Is an equitable remedy in the form of a court order that compels a party to do or refrain from specific acts. A party that fails to comply with an injunction faces criminal or civil penalties. They can also be charged with contempt of court. Legal dictionary
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تسريح
فصل صاحب عمل لعامل أو أكثر عند التعرض لأزمة اقتصادية أو تقنية بهدف تقليل النفقات واستعادة التوازن الاقتصادي للشركة أو المؤسسة. Legal dictionary
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Pre-emptory challenge
Refers to a right in jury selection for the attorneys to reject a certain number of potential jurors without stating a reason. Other potential jurors may be challenged for cause (by giving a good reason why they might be unable to reach a fair verdict, but the challenge will be considered by the presiding judge and may be denied). Legal dictionary
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فتوى
في الشريعة الإسلامية، إخبار المفتي للمستفتي بالحكم الشرعي لأمرٍ ما مع المعرفة بدليله وفقًا للقرآن والسنة. Legal dictionary
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Revocation
The recall of some power, authority or thing granted; or destroying or making void a deed that had existence until the act of revocation made it void. It may be either general, covering all acts done before, or special, revoking a particular act. Legal dictionary
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استجواب
سماع أقوال المدعى عليه فيما نُسب إليه تفصيلييًا ومواجهته بالأدلة، وسماع دفوعه بهدف التوصل إلى حقيقة الحدث ودرجة مسؤولية المدعى عليه في وقوعه. Legal dictionary
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مصادرة
إجراء يهدف إلى نقل ملكية شيء ذا صلة بجريمة إلى الدولة قهرًا وبدون عوض. قد تحدث المصادرة بموجب حكم محكمة، وقد تكون إجراءًا احترازيًا لحين إنقضاء الدعوى والبت فيها. Legal dictionary
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Paternity
The legal or biological relationship between a child and his or her biological father. Paternity law deals with the rights and obligations of both the biological or natural father and the child to each other as well as to others. A child’s paternity may be relevant to issues of legitimacy, inheritance and rights to a putative father’s title or surname, as well as the biological father’s rights to access and obligations for child support. Legal dictionary
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Industrial espionage
Attempting to obtain trade secrets by dishonest means, including telephone tapping, infiltration of a competitors workforce and computer hacking. Legal dictionary
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Apostille
A special seal applied by a competent authority to certify that a document is a true copy of an original. Apostille certification is a form of authentication issued to documents for use in countries that are signatories to the Hague Convention of 1961. Legal dictionary
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