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  • Order-in-council

    An Order made by the King by and with the advice of His Majesty’s Privy Council, for the purposes of government, either in virtue of the royal prerogative or under statutory authority…

  • Electoral Register

    Hierarchical Display of Electoral register Politics > Electoral procedure and voting > Organisation of elections > Electorate Meaning of Electoral register Overview and more information about Electoral register For a more comprehensive understanding of Electoral register, see in the […]

  • Havana Charter

    Havana Charter in Global Commerce Policy In this regard, a definition of this issue is as follows: the final draft of the Charter for an International Trade Organization (ITO), adopted at Havana in 1948. The breadth of its provisions can be gauged from its chapter headings: employment and […]

  • Contract

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Contract Meaning of Contract A deliberate engagement between competent parties upon a legal consideration to do or abstain from doing some act. It is essential to the creation of a contract that the […]

  • Welfare

    nounadvantage affluence benefit commodis consulere fortune good haleness happiness health hominis interest luck prosperity prosperousness soundness succes…

  • Cross Voting

    Hierarchical Display of Cross voting Politics > Electoral procedure and voting > Voting method > List voting system Meaning of Cross voting Overview and more information about Cross voting For a more comprehensive understanding of Cross voting, see in the general part of the online […]

  • Parliament

    Parliament

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Parliament Meaning of Parliament The legislative division of English government consisting of the Queen, the house of commons and the House of Lords. Parliament […]

  • Building

    Anything erected by art, and fixed upon or in the soil, composed of different pieces connected together and designed for stand more or less permanently, enclosing a space within its walls, and usually, but not necessarily, covered with a roof.

  • Government

    Government

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Government Meaning of Government The governing body of a community , a state , United States , territory, district , municipality , a commonwealth . See 11 U.S.C. §101(21). <div […]

  • Resignation of the Government

    Hierarchical Display of Resignation of the government Politics > Politics and public safety > Politics > Political crisisPolitics > Executive power and public service > Executive body > GovernmentPolitics > Parliament > Powers of parliament > Parliamentary scrutiny > Confidence […]

  • Report

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Report Meaning of Report In practise , the term denotes a formal statement of recital of facts and findings thereon by a judicial officer , such as a master . An account brought back; a story related ; […]

  • List Voting System

    Hierarchical Display of List voting system Politics > Electoral procedure and voting > Voting method Meaning of List voting system Overview and more information about List voting system For a more comprehensive understanding of List voting system, see in the general part of the online […]

  • Employer

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Employer Meaning of Employer Any person acting (in the interest ) as an agent of an employer, directly or indirectly, but shall not include the United States or any wholly owned government corporation , […]

  • Commonwealth

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Commonwealth Meaning of Commonwealth A nation with a republican form of government in which the administration of public affairs is open to all, with a few, if any , exceptions and in which the welfare […]

  • Production

    In practise, each party is entitled to call upon the other to produce for inspection all such documents as may be in the possession of or under the control of such other party and that have any relevance to the matters in dispute in the litigation. See Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 34, […]