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Forfeiture
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Forfeiture Meaning of Forfeiture Denotes the loss of some right , property , benefit or privilege by a person as a result of having Committed a crime or breached some legal obligation imposed on him. […]
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Forfeiture
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Forfeiture Meaning of Forfeiture Denotes the loss of some right , property , benefit or privilege by a person as a result of having Committed a crime or breached some legal obligation imposed on him. […]
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Adjudication
Adjudication in the law of the United States Adjudication: Related U.S. Resources Adjudication in the American Law Encyclopedia Judicial Function Keywords in the U.S. Legal Corpus Judicial Function Topics in the United States Legal Dictionary See Also Judge (Judicial Function) Judicial […]
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Adjudication
Adjudication in the law of the United States Adjudication: Related U.S. Resources Adjudication in the American Law Encyclopedia Judicial Function Keywords in the U.S. Legal Corpus Judicial Function Topics in the United States Legal Dictionary See Also Judge (Judicial Function) Judicial […]
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Consideration
In contracts consideration consists either in some right , interest , profit or benefit accruing to the one party , or some forbearance , detriment , loss or responsibility given, suffered or undertaken by the other . Something moving from one party to another, either to benefit of […]
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Consideration
In contracts consideration consists either in some right , interest , profit or benefit accruing to the one party , or some forbearance , detriment , loss or responsibility given, suffered or undertaken by the other . Something moving from one party to another, either to benefit of […]
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Contempt
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Contempt Meaning of Contempt A wilful disregard or disobedience of public authority . An act of despising, feeling with which one regards that which is esteemed low, vile or worthless . It consists of […]
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Due Process of Law
Law in its regular course of administration through courts of justice. 3 Story, Const. 264, 661; 18 How. (U. S.) 272; 13 N. Y. 378. It is the equivalent to law of the land, as used in Magna Charta. Co. Inst. 60; 18 How. (U. S.) 272; 11 Mich. 129. Whatever difficulty may […]
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Barratry
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Barratry Meaning of Barratry The offense of frequently exciting and stirring up quarrels and suits. An act committed by a master of a vessel for some fraudulent or unlawful purpose contrary to his duty to […]
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Nisi
(Lat. unless). A word frequently affixed to the words order, rule, etc., to indicate that such order or rule is conditional, being operative unless the party shall show cause to the contrary. …
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Nisi
(Lat. unless). A word frequently affixed to the words order, rule, etc., to indicate that such order or rule is conditional, being operative unless the party shall show cause to the contrary. …
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Officer
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Officer Meaning of Officer The incumbent of an office ; one who is lawfully invested with an office Officer Alternative Definition The incumbent of an […]
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Locus Standi
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Locus standi Meaning of Locus standi A place of standing; standing in court. A right of appearance in a court of justice, or before a legislative body, on a given question.It means the right to […]
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Assize
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Assize Meaning of Assize (Lat. assidere, to sit by or near, through the Fr. assisa, a session). In EngJIsh Law. A writ directed to the sheriff for the recovery of immovable property, corporeal or […]
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Shall
Ordinarily where a statute uses the word shall its provision is imperative . Escoe v Zerbst, 295 U.S. 490, 55 S. Ct. 818, 79 L. Ed. 1566. But if such an imperative interpretation leads to inconsistencies with the expressed intention or declared purpose of the act, it is then […]