| law enforcement (Any variety of activities associated with promoting compliance and obedience to the binding rules of a state, especially the prevention, investigation, apprehension or detention of individuals suspected or convicted of violating those rules) |
infurzar tal-liġi |
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| law relating to prisons (Binding rules and regulations pertaining to the construction, use and operation of jails, penitentiaries and other places of legal confinement and punishment) |
liġi penitenzjarja |
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| leachate |
lissija |
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| leachate |
sustanzi mil-lissija |
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| leaching (1. The process of separating a liquid from a solid - as in waste liquid by percolation into the surrounding soil. 2. Extraction of soluble components of a solid mixture by percolating a solvent through it. 3. To lose or cause to lose soluble substances by the action of a percolating liquid) |
lissa |
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| lead (A heavy toxic bluish-white metallic element that is highly malleable; occurs principally as galena and is used in alloys, accumulators, cable sheaths, paints, and as a radiation shield, Pb) |
ċomb |
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| lead compound (Lead compounds are present as gasoline additives, in paint, ceramic products, roofing, caulking, electrical applications, tubes, or containers. Lead exposure may be due to air, water, food, or soil. Lead in the air is primarily due to lead-based fuels and the combustion of solid waste, coal, oils, and emissions from alkyl lead manufacturers, wind blown dust volcanoes, the burning of lead-painted surfaces, and cigarette smoke. Lead in drinking water comes from leaching from lead pipes, connectors, and solder in both the distribution system and household plumbing) |
kompost taċ-ċomb |
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| lead contamination (The presence and release into the air, water and soil, of lead, a toxic metal used in plumbing, gasoline and lead-acid batteries) |
kontaminazzjoni biċ-ċomb |
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| lead level in blood (A measure of the amount of lead or lead salts absorbed by the body as a possible sign of acute or chronic lead poisoning, which can affect the nervous, digestive or muscular systems) |
livell taċ-ċomb fid-demm |
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| lead-in-petrol law (A binding rule or body of rules prescribed by a government to reduce or eliminate the lead content in petroleum fuels used in vehicular and other engines that pollute the air with lead-carrying exhaust) |
liġi dwar il-kontenut ta' ċomb fil-karburanti |
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| leaf (The main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants, usually consisting of a flat green blade attached to the stem directly or by a stalk) |
werqa |
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| leakage (The accidental, uncontrolled discharge or seepage of liquids, gases and other substances to unintended and unwanted locations, frequently causing risks of damage or harm to persons, property or the environment) |
nixja |
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| leakage |
tnixxija |
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| lease (Any agreement which gives rise to relationship of landlord and tenant (real property) or lessor and lessee (real or personal property). Contract for exclusive possession of lands or tenements for determinate period. Contract for possession and profits of lands and tenements either for life, or for certain period of time, or during the pleasure of the parties) |
kiri |
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| leather (The dressed or tanned hide of an animal, usually with the hair removed) |
ġilda |
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| leather industry (Industry for the production of leather goods such as garments, bags, etc.) |
industrija tal-ġilda |
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| leave on social grounds |
lîv għal skopijiet soċjali |
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| legal basis (The fundamental law or judicial precedent that warrants or supports a subsequent decision or action by any governmental, corporate or private entity) |
bażi ġuridika |
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| legal form of organisations (The type, structure or purpose of an institution as arranged, required and defined by local or national laws to determine the appropriate governmental regulations, privileges and tax status applicable to that institution) |
forma legali tas-soċjetà |
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| legal procedure (Term includes all proceedings authorised or sanctioned by law, and brought or instituted in a court of legal tribunal, for the acquiring of a right or the enforcement of a remedy) |
proċedura legali |
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