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MOONLIGHTING – the act of engaging in any
business, which but not limited to all activities,
jobs, work and similar functions, performed,
engaged in or undertaking by him, in or off duty
hours, with or without compensation, which are
inconsistent or incompatible with the police duties,
functions.

MOOT CASE – a case is considered as presenting a
moot question when a judgment thereon cannot
have any practical legal effect or, in the nature of
things, cannot be enforced.

MOOT COURT – a mock court at which law students
argue imaginary cases for practice.

MORAL CERTAINTY – a certainty that convinces and
satisfies the reasons and conscience of those who
are to act upon a given matter.

MORAL ENTREPRENEUR – a powerful person or
group seeking to impose a moral agenda by
creating a new category of crime and crime control.

MORAL PANIC – as generated by the mass media
and public authorities, the public’s belief that a
particular crime or criminal is symptomatic of
larger moral failures and social harms.

MORAL RIGHTS – are group of rights are of creators
of copyrighted works generally recognized in civil
law jurisdictions and, to a lesser extent, in some
common law jurisdictions. They include the right of
attribution, the right to have a work published
anonymously or pseudonymously, and the right to
the integrity of the work.

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