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  • Taxpayer

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Taxpayer Meaning of Taxpayer while the term may be defined by statutes such as those regulating sales and use taxes, generally the term denotes a person chargeable with a tax, or who, owning property in the […]

  • Police

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Police Meaning of Police That function of the government which relates to the detection and arrest of offenders, the preservation of the public peace , the enforcement of the laws. Also, the constabulary […]

  • Budget

    Budget

    Financial Definition of Budget Meaning of Budget A detailed schedule of financial activity, such as an advertising budget, a sales budget, or a capital budget. Synonyms of Budget […]

  • Local Government

    Local Government

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Local government Meaning of Local government Government confined to a certain locality. The autonomous government of a minor subdivision of a state or country, as opposed to the general government. […]

  • Town

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Town Meaning of Town In its popular sense, the term indicates a thickly settled area, regardless of its legal boundaries or the form of municipal government . As a generic term, includes all f.r.s. of […]

  • Regulation

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Regulation Meaning of Regulation A subordinate legislation enacted under statutory authority by a governmental body. A rule or order having force of law issued by executive authority of government . See […]

  • Civil Society

    Civil Society in Voting Law Definition of Civil Society in the context of the United States election law: Associations, organisations and unions that are active in public affairs and constitute an independent counterforce to the powers that be. In democracies, all persons have a right to […]

  • Europol

    Europol in Law EnforcementMain Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of Europol.ResourcesSee AlsoLaw Enforcement Officer Policeman Law Enforcement Agency Further Reading Europol in A Dictionary of Law […]

  • Incorporation

    The formal act of creating a corporation by following the steps required by law.

  • County

    A geographical area composed of local or minor municipalities, established by authority for municipal purposes.

  • Ordinance

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Ordinance Meaning of Ordinance A subordinate legislation promulgated with the authority of a properly established body of the government , such as a city or town. See Skalnik v Town of Sperry, (Okl.App.) […]

  • Private Property

    Within the constitutional requirement of compensation for private property taken for public use, it includes, of course, all property owned by individuals, and also certain property held by public bodies, such as municipal corporations, which is held not for the performance of […]

  • Revenue

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Revenue Meaning of Revenue return , profit , yield of land or other funds; income . The term is generally used to refer to income of a government . In this sense it means all the public money the […]

  • Non-governmental Organisation

    Non-governmental Organisation (NGO) in Voting Law Definition of Non-governmental Organisation (ngo) in the context of the United States election law: Entities that are neither a part of a government or are conventional for-profit businesses. Usually set up by ordinary citizens, NGOs are highly […]

  • Territory

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Territory Meaning of Territory A part of a country separated from the rest, and subject to a particular jurisdiction. The extent or compass of land and the waters thereof within the bounds of or belonging […]