Search results for: “use of water”
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Maritime Law
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Maritime Law Meaning of Maritime Law The system of law which particularly relates to commerce and navigation , to harbors, ships and seamen, to business transacted at sea or relating to navigation, to the […]
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Jurisdiction
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Jurisdiction Meaning of Jurisdiction The extent of legal authority and power . A term of large and comprehensive import , it generally denotes the lawful authority of a body to exercise power. The term […]
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Littoral
Belonging to shore , as of seas an: great lakes. Wernberg v state of Alas- . 516 P.2d 1191.
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Marine Insurance
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Marine Insurance Meaning of Marine Insurance An insurance against marine losses, that is, the losses incident to marine adventure. An insurance against risks connected with navigation to which a ship, […]
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Lake
Fresh-water lakes are bodies of standing water distinguishable from rivers chiefly by the fact that they have no current. The fact that there is a current from a higher to a lower level does not make that a river which would otherwise be a lake, nor does a lake lose its distinctive […]
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Local Tax
United States Tax Concept of Local Tax Your local county, town or city may impose tax to operate services such as garbage pick-up, water treatment, and street-cleaning.
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Economic Development
Resources Legal English Vocabulary: Economic Development in Spanish Online translation of the English legal term economic development into Spanish: DESARROLLO ECONOMICO (English to Spanish translation) . More about legal dictionary from english to spanish online. Related to the Legal Thesaurus […]
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Island
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Island Meaning of Island A body of land surrounded by water. The title to islands in navigable waters is in the state (53 Am. Rep. 215) ; but an island in private waters belongs to the owners of the […]
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Bank
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Bank Meaning of Bank An association or corporation whose business it is to receive money on deposit , cash checks or drafts, discount commercial papers, make loans and issue promissory notes payable to […]
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Bond
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Bond Meaning of Bond A contract under seal to pay a sum of money ; a contract under seal acknowledging a debt, present or future. This is a single bond. A double bond is one where there is a condition […]
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Cultivation System
Resources Legal English Vocabulary: Cultivation System in Spanish Online translation of the English legal term cultivation system into Spanish: sistema de cultivo (English to Spanish translation) . More about legal dictionary from english to spanish online. Related to the Legal Thesaurus
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Irrigation
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Irrigation Meaning of Irrigation The act of wetting or moistening the ground by artificial means; the application of water to land by artificial means for the raising of crops and other products of the […]
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Waste
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Waste Meaning of Waste The destruction, misuse, alteration or neglect of premises by one lawfully in possession thereof, to the prejudice of the estate or interest therein of another. Jowdy v Guerin, 10 […]