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  • Open List

    Open List in Voting Law Definition of Open List in the context of the United States election law: In the proportional pepresentation system, this is a form of list in which voters can express a preference both for a party or grouping and for one, or sometimes more, candidates within that party […]

  • Open Listing

    Concept of Open Listing in the context of Real Property A short definition of Open Listing: A written authorization to a real estate agent by a property owner, stating that a commission will be paid to the agent upon presentation of an offer which meets a specified price and terms. However, […]

  • Individualistic

    Definition of Individualistic The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Individualistic: A theory which focuses on explaining the behaviour of individuals and using factors or features of the individual in explaining this behaviour. An alternative to this […]

  • Fatalistic Suicide

    Definition of Fatalistic Suicide The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Fatalistic Suicide: A type of suicide, identified by Emile Durkheim (1858-1917), occurring in social conditions where the individual experiences pervasive oppression. For example the […]

  • Structuralist Approach

    Definition of Structuralist Approach The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Structuralist Approach: An approach to understanding the role of the state within a conflict or Marxist perspective. The state is seen as captured by the structure of capitalism […]

  • Functionalist Explanation

    Definition of Functionalist Explanation The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Functionalist Explanation: The explanations offered by functionalists or structural functionalists have a property referred to as teleology – explaining things in terms of […]

  • Instrumentalist Marxism

    Definition of Instrumentalist Marxism The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Instrumentalist Marxism: A view of the role of the state from a conflict or Marxist perspective. The state is seen as an instrument of the dominant class of the society and is […]

  • Socialist Feminism

    Definition of Socialist Feminism The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Socialist Feminism: A perspective that examines women’s social situation as shaped by both patriarchal gender relations and by the class structure of capitalism. It sees gender […]

  • Cause List

    An official list of actions, demurrers, petitions, appeals, etc., set down for trial or argument in open court. Similar to the American calendar or docket (g. V.) …

  • Procuring Cause

    Concept of Procuring Cause in the context of Real Property A short definition of Procuring Cause: The direct or proximate cause. In an open listing to sell real property, for example, the broker would only receive a commission if she procured the buyer.

  • Investment Company

    A company or trust that uses its capital to invest in other companies. There are two principal types: the closed-end and the open-end, or mutual fund. Shares in closed-end investment companies, some of which are listed on the New York Stock Exchange, are readily transferable in the open market […]

  • Contract

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Contract Meaning of Contract A deliberate engagement between competent parties upon a legal consideration to do or abstain from doing some act. It is essential to the creation of a contract that the […]

  • Socialism

    Socialism

    Socialism in the Economic Activity An introductory concept of Socialism may be: an economic system in which the means of production are controlled by the state Definition of Socialism The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Socialism: A political doctrine […]

  • Nafta

    Nafta

    Definition of Nafta The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Nafta: North American Free Trade Agreement. See: FREE TRADE in this legal dictionary and in the world encyclopedia of law. Nafta: Resources Notes and References Drislane, R., & Parkinson, G. […]

  • Government

    Government

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Government Meaning of Government The governing body of a community , a state , United States , territory, district , municipality , a commonwealth . See 11 U.S.C. §101(21). <div […]