Legal Definition and Related Resources of Authorities
Meaning of Authorities
Enactments and opinions relied upon as establishing or declaring the rule of law which is to be applied in any case. The opinion of a court, or of counsel, or of a text writer upon any question, Is usually fortified by a citation of authorities.
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| Resource | Description |
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| Authorities in the Dictionary | Authorities in our legal dictionaries | Browse the Legal Thesaurus | Find synonyms and related words of Authorities |
| Legal Maxims | Maxims are established principles that jurists use as interpretive tools, invoked more frequently in international law |
| Legal Answers (Q&A) | A community-driven knowledge creation process, of enduring value to a broad audience |
| Related topics | Authorities in the World Encyclopedia of Law |
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This definition of Authorities is based on the The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary . This entry needs to be proofread.
Vocabularies (Semantic Web Information)
| Resource | Description |
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| Topic Map | A group of names, occurrences and associations |
| Topic Tree | A topic display format, showing the hierarchy |
| Sitemap Index | Sitemap Index, including Taxonomies |
| https://legaldictionary.lawin.org/authorities/ | The URI of Authorities (more about URIs) |
Synonyms of Authorities
noun
- administration
- commanders
- directors
- executives
- government
- heads
- magistratus
- management
- officeholders
- officials
- persons in office
- persons of commanding influence
- potestates
- powers that be
- rulers
- those holding power
- those in command
- those in control
- those of influence
- those who rule Associated Concepts: competent authorities
- governmental authorities
- lawful authorities
- local authorities
- municipal authorities
- port authorities
- turnpike and toll authorities
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