Category: Synonyms
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Subsidiary
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Subsidiary Meaning of Subsidiary As applied to a corporation , it is one that is controlled by another corporation. For legal purposes, a subsidiary corporation is a distinct legal entity from the parent […]
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Forum
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Forum Meaning of Forum The place in which a remedy at law can be sought. Forum Alternative Definition At Common Law. A place; a place of jurisdiction ; […]
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Neutrality
The status of a nation which takes no part between two or more belligerents.
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Repeal
Annulling or the abrogation or the revocation of a statute by the enactment of a subsequent statute which latter one expressly declares that the former one is repealed. Repeal may be express or by implication . A prior statute is said to be repealed by implication if its […]
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National
Pertaining or relating to a nation as a whole. Generally denotes the citizen or a person who belongs to a particular nation. As used in the phrase national of the United States, the term is broader than the term citizen. See Brassert v Biddle, (D.C. Conn.) 59 F.Supp. 457. As defined in the […]
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Screen
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Screen Meaning of Screen Synonyms of Screen (Guard), verb camouflage cloak conceal cover defend disguise fence harbor haven hide mask protect […]
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Bank
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Bank Meaning of Bank An association or corporation whose business it is to receive money on deposit , cash checks or drafts, discount commercial papers, make loans and issue promissory notes payable to […]
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Bond
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Bond Meaning of Bond A contract under seal to pay a sum of money ; a contract under seal acknowledging a debt, present or future. This is a single bond. A double bond is one where there is a condition […]
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Dealer
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Dealer Meaning of Dealer One who buys to sell again; one who trades in, buys or sells goods on his own account . Brown & Zortman machinery Co. v Citv of Pittsburgh, 100 A.2d 98, 375 Pa. 250. <div […]
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Referendum
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Referendum Meaning of Referendum A method of submitting an important legislative measure to a direct vote of the whole people. It is a right reserved by the people of a state or political subdivision to […]
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Plebiscite
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Plebiscite Meaning of Plebiscite The process by which the entire body of enfranchised individuals in a nation express their choice for or against a particular proposed law or enactment , which, if […]
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Redemption
The process of cancelling and annulling a defeasible title , such as is created by a mortgage or tax sale, by paying debt or fulfilling the condition . The process of redeeming: See equity of redemption .