Lameness in Dogs. Disorder of the Gait in Dogs. Lameness is a clinical sign of a more severe disorder that results in a disturbance in the gait and the ability to move the body about, typically in response to pain, injury, or abnormal anatomy.
Jim Crow laws. Jim Crow laws, in U.S. history, statutes enacted by Southern states and municipalities, beginning in the 1880s, that legalized segregation between blacks and whites.The name is believed to be derived from a character in a popular minstrel song. Jim Crow law: meaning and definitions-Jim Crow law: Definition and Pronunciation. 2  Black Code: meaning and definitions-Black Code: Definition and Pronunciation. 3  Brown v. Board of Education - 50th anniversary of Brown v Board of Education.
Davis-Bacon Act Law and Legal Definition. The DavisâBacon Act is a United States federal law which was enacted in 1931. The act is named after its Republican sponsors, James J. Davis, a Senator from Pennsylvania and a former Secretary of Labor under three presidents, and Representative Robert L. Bacon of Long Island, New York. The Davis-Bacon act was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Herbert Hoover on March 3, 1931.