Bill

What does Bill mean in American Law?

The definition of Bill in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is:

From the Latin for seal, it came to refer to any sealed instrument, and then to almost any formal written document. Hence the term found employment in numerous contexts, including pleading (e.g., bill in equity); legislation (where a bill is a proposed statute); negotiable instruments law (e.g., bill of exchange); and general commercial practice (where bill is the ordinary language term for account rendered). For the full range of its application, see the entries below beginning with bill. And cf. bull.

What does Bill mean in American Law?

The definition of Bill in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is:

By bill [without writ]

Under old English practice, some actions were commenced by original writ, others by original bill. In King”s Bench, e.g., most actions came to be commenced by a bill of Middlesex.

Bill in Law Enforcement

Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of Bill.

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Legal English Vocabulary: Bill in Spanish

Online translation of the English legal term bill into Spanish: proyecto de ley (English to Spanish translation) . More about legal dictionary from english to spanish online.

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• Law Enforcement Officer
• Police Officer
• Law Enforcement Agency

Further Reading

• Bill in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
• Bill in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
• A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis

English Legal System: Bill

In the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Bill :

A draft of a proposed *Act of Parliament, which must (normally) be passed by both Houses before becoming an Act. Bills are either public or private, and the procedure governing their passing by Parliament depends basically on this distinctio In general, a public Bill is one relating to matters of general concern; it is introduced by the government or by a private member (private member’s Bill). In the House of Commons the government sets aside certain Fridays for debate on private member’s Bills, and a ballot at the beginning of each session of Parliament determines the members whose Bills are to have priority on those days. A private member’s Bill that is not supported by the government stands little chance of successfully completing all stages and becoming an Act. The government sometimes prefers a private member to sponsor a particularly controversial Bill that they themselves support; for example, the Abortion Act 1967 was introduced by a private member (David Steel) and was successful because it had the support of the government of the day. A public Bill, unless predominantly financial, can be introduced in either House (less controversial Bills are introduced in the Lords first). The Bill is presented by the minister or other member in charge, passed by being read three times, and then sent to the other House. Its first reading is a formality, but it is debated on second and third readings, between which it goes through a Committee stage and a Report stage during which amendments may be made. A Bill that has not become an Act by the end of the session lapses; if reintroduced in a subsequent session, it must go through all stages again

A private Bill is one designed to benefit a particular person, local authority, or other body, by whom it is presented. It is introduced on a petition by the promoter, which is preceded by public advertisement and by notice to those directly affected. Its Committee stage in the first House is conducted before a small group of members, and evidence for and against it is heard. Thereafter, it follows the procedure for public Bills.

A hybrid Bill is a government bill that is purely local or personal in character and affects only one of a number of interests in the same class. For example, a government Bill to nationalize one only of several private-sector airlines would be hybrid. A hybrid Bill proceeds as a public Bill until after second reading in the first House, after which it is treated similarly to a private Bill.

English Legal System: Bill

In the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Bill :

1. Any of various written instruments; for example, a *bill of exchange, a *bill of indictment, or a *bill of lading.

2. A written account of money owed; for example, a *bill of costs.

Definition of Bill

A draft law that has not yet been passed by parliament.

Meaning of Bill in Political Science

A very basic notion of Bill related to the United States’election law is provided here: A proposed new law

Meaning of Bill in Canada

In this country (and some others), a meaning of Bill may be the following: A bill is an incipient statute. When a bill has been passed in Parliament or a legislature, and has received royal assent, it becomes a statute.

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• Law
• Rule of Law
• Law System
• Legislation