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  • Error

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Error Meaning of Error See “Mistake.” Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Error in the Dictionary, Error in our legal […]

  • Common

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Common Meaning of Common Belonging to the community at large ; of frequent or ordinary occurrence or appearance ; characteristic of the lower classes; public , general , familiar, usual and ordinary. […]

  • Sabbath

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Sabbath Meaning of Sabbath Not strictly synonymous with Sunday. Sunday is the mere name of the day; sabbath is the name of the institution . Sunday is the sabbath of the Christians. Town of Winnfield v […]

  • Dative

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Dative Meaning of Dative In Old English Law. In one’s gift; that may be given and disposed of at will and pleasure. Applied to an officer in the sense of “removable,” as distinguished from […]

  • Hear

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Hear Meaning of Hear Synonyms of Hear (Give a legal hearing), verb adjudicate causam cognoscere conduct a trial decide examine judicially examine the […]

  • Pronounce

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Pronounce Meaning of Pronounce Synonyms of Pronounce (Pass judgment), verb adjudge adjudicate announce authoritatively conclude decide declare to be […]

  • Elephant

    Grammar This term is a noun. Etimology of Elephant (You may find elephant at the world legal encyclopedia and the etimology of more terms). c. 1300, olyfaunt, from Old French olifant (12c., Modern French éléphant), from Latin elephantus, from Greek elephas (genitive […]

  • Teutonic

    Grammar This term is an adjetive. Etimology of Teutonic (You may find Teutonic at the world legal encyclopedia and the etimology of more terms). 1610s, “of or pertaining to the Germanic languages and to peoples or tribes who speak or spoke them,” from Latin Teutonicus, from […]

  • Old

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Old Meaning of Old Synonyms of Old adjective advanced in years ancient antiquated antique crumbling decadent decayed declining decrepit deteriorated […]

  • Old

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Old Meaning of Old Synonyms of Old adjective advanced in years ancient antiquated antique crumbling decadent decayed declining decrepit deteriorated […]

  • Residential Schools

    Definition of Residential Schools The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Residential Schools: Widely established across Canada during the 19th and 20th centuries, particularly in the north, these schools were established to bring basic education to […]

  • Open

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Open Meaning of Open Synonyms of Open ( Unclosed), adjective adapertus agape ajar coverless dehiscent gaping lidless patens patulouspatulus spacious […]

  • Name

    The discriminative appellation of an individual, a firm, corporation or thing. A word or words used to distinguish a person or thing or class from others. See W.B. Mfg. Co. v Rubenstein, 236 Mass. 215,128 N.E. 21.

  • Concern

    1. That which relates or pertains to one; matter of concernment; affair; business. 2. An establishment for the carrying on of a business, as a buying and selling or manufacturing firm or company. …

  • Frame

    Colloquially, to frame a person means to fabricate the evidence necessary to cause a criminal prosecution of that person.