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Ironically, the definition of the term “definition essay” is not very specific.  Definition essays are short pieces of writing on a particular topic.  However, not every essay on a topic can be properly labeled a definition essay.  Instead, a definition essay is an attempt to describe the topic thoroughly enough for the reader to understand it very well and might be compared to an encyclopedia entry for the topic.  Any of our example essays could provide a good start on a definition essay about the topic.  However, we have collected a sample of our best definition essays and included them below to help you explore the genre.  

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Paper Doctorate
Prosecutorial discretion in white-collar crime cases
One of the issues of white-collar crime is the issue of Prosecutorial discretion. Prosecutors who dabble with white-collar crimes have great scope of discretion in that they can determine whether to bring a criminal case and which issues to quote if they do indict. The nature of the white collar statutes often cedes discretion to prosecutors. This is because they may be seen to overlap into the area of civil, rather than criminal, interest and are therefore seen by many as encompassing economic regulations that fall within the perimeters of civil enforcement. Critics see this as an unjust and partisan system, whilst supporters see it as being blessed with flexibility rendered by cautious and rational prosecutors, and checked by presiding judges . The issues, back and forth about the fairness or unfairness of the discretionary system, are febrile and ongoing. Suggestions such as inquisitorial trials (with jury assessing prosecutorial decisions) have been suggested, but none have been taken seriously. It is likely that the issue will not be so readily solved since prosecutorial discretion has been an entrenched and accepted part of the criminal justice system ever since the beginning and will likely remain so in the future. The best one can do is monitor prosecutorial decisions with presiding judge, and this is what is being done at the moment.
Essay Doctorate
Capital leases and operating leases in financial reporting
¶ … lease a financing vehicle? How leases accounted firm's financial reports? What difference a capital lease
Paper Undergraduate
Transformational leadership's impact on subordinate development and performance
¶ … Transforamtional Leadership on Subordiantes Development and Performance
Paper Undergraduate
Total quality management implementation at Ford Motors
In this paper we present a reflective essay on the TQM initiatives at Ford Motors. Ford Motors adopted the concept of TQM in 1980 and since then has adopted other more efficient techniques of quality and performance management such as Six Sigma. The company has however retailed key elements of TQM approach with a user-centric approach. This approach is described together with its merits and demerits.
Research Paper High School
Biblical teachings on fornication and contemporary sexual morality
Fornication, sin and sexual immorality have ceased to be recognized in contemporary times as the absolute moral norm of the past. A steep conflict between old norm and contemporary cultural view occurs today. But there is a way a person who wants to turn his ways around can do so through the teachings of the Bible.
Thesis Masters
Health disparities and inequities in the United States
Health inequities have become a major problem in the United States. Hofrichter stresses in Tackling Health Inequities Through Public Health Practice:
Research Paper Undergraduate
Rwanda's genocide history and culture of acceptance
The history and events of Rwanda that have produced a persistent acceptance of a Genocide culture
Research Paper Undergraduate
Just-in-time and lean manufacturing principles in production management
Just-in-Time is a strategy put to practice in accounting principles, which induces increases in investment returns of an industry by decreasing work-in-progress stock and all of its related costs.
Research Paper Undergraduate
How cable news commercialization undermines journalistic ethics and responsibility
Commercialization of Journalism and the Inherent Ethical Conflict The concept of 'News' would appear on the surface to warrant the very straightforward definition as being the reporting through mass media of current…
Paper Undergraduate
Hannah Arendt's distinction between power, violence, and speech
In her essay, "Communicative Power," Hannah Arendt explores the relationship between power and other institutions, namely violence, from a humanistic and collectivist standpoint, painting a portrait of power in the…