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  • Cent

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Cent Meaning of Cent (Lat. centum, one hundred). A coin of the United States, weighing seventytwo grains, and composed of eighty-eight per centum of copper and twelve of nickel. Act Feb. 21, 1857, § […]

  • Integrated Programme For Commodities

    Integrated Programme for Commodities in Global Commerce Policy In this regard, integrated programme for commodities is: a program adopted at UNCTAD IV in 1976 which envisaged the negotiation of international agreements or arrangements for 18 specified commodities. These were bananas, bauxite, […]

  • E.r.a.

    E.r.a. Grammar This term is a noun. Etimology of E.r.a. (You may find e.r.a. at the world legal encyclopedia and the etimology of more terms). 1949 in baseball as initialism (acronym) for earned run average. From 1971 in U.S. politics for Equal Rights Amendment. Grammar This term is a noun. […]

  • Cop

    Cop: Vocabulary part of speechcop/copper (noun)Meaning of this part of speechpolice officer (common slang)cop in an Example SentenceDid somebody here call the cops?

  • Joint Tortfeasors

    The primary meaning of the term is two or more persons who commit or contribute to the commission of a tort. Not necessary that they should have acted jointly or in concert for persons guilty of separate acts of negligence which jointly and concurrently cooperate in causing an injury are […]