Search results for: “enactment”
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Ex Post Facto
(Lat. after the act). An estate granted may be made good or avoided by matter ex post facto, when an election is given to the party to accept or not to accept. 1 Coke, 146. …
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Authorities
Enactments and opinions relied upon as establishing or declaring the rule of law which is to be applied in any case. The opinion of a court, or of counsel, or of a text writer upon any question, Is usually fortified by a citation of authorities. …
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Codification
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Codification Meaning of Codification The process of bringing together the rules that govern a particular area of common law . Synonyms of Codification […]
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Codification
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Codification Meaning of Codification The process of bringing together the rules that govern a particular area of common law . Synonyms of Codification […]
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Accelerated Cost Recovery System
Meaning of Accelerated Cost Recovery System in the United States Tax System This method of depreciation was first introduced by the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 and modified by the Tax Reform Act of 1984. Other enactments were issued later. The Accelerated Cost Recovery System (ACRS) ru…
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Accelerated Cost Recovery System
Meaning of Accelerated Cost Recovery System in the United States Tax System This method of depreciation was first introduced by the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 and modified by the Tax Reform Act of 1984. Other enactments were issued later. The Accelerated Cost Recovery System (ACRS) ru…
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Direction
The order and government of an institution; the persons who compose the board of directors are jointly called the direction. Direction, in another sense, is nearly synonymous with instruction (.). In Practice. That part of a bill in chancery which contains the address of […]
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Ground Writ
By the English common-law procedure act of 1852 (chapter 121) , it shall not be necessary to issue any writ directed to the sheriff of the county in which the venue is laid, but writs of execution may issue at once into any county, and be directed to and executed by the sheriff of […]
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Symbol
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Symbol Meaning of Symbol A vehicle by which a concept is transmitted by one person to another. In this context where a symbol represents a specific idea or viewpoint, it is entitled to the protection of […]
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Statute
Grammar This term is a noun. Etimology of Statute (You may find statute at the world legal encyclopedia and the etimology of more terms). late 13c., from Old French statut, estatut “(royal) promulgation, (legal) statute,” from Late Latin statutum “a law, decree,” noun […]
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Manufacturing Clause
Manufacturing Clause in Global Commerce Policy In this regard, manufacturing clause is: a dispute brought before the GATT Council in 1983 by the European Communities. The facts were that Section 601 (the Manufacturing Clause) of United States Public Law 97-215 of 1982 prohibited, with certain […]
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Manufacturing Clause
Manufacturing Clause in Global Commerce Policy In this regard, manufacturing clause is: a dispute brought before the GATT Council in 1983 by the European Communities. The facts were that Section 601 (the Manufacturing Clause) of United States Public Law 97-215 of 1982 prohibited, with certain […]
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Lex
(Lat.) The law; a law for the government of mankind in society. Among the ancient Romans this word was frequently used as synonymous with right, jus. When put absolutely, it means the law of the Twelve Tables. …