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Majority
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Plurality
Plurality, majority; in greater number than one. The holding of more than one ecclesiastical benefice is very much restricted. The
Minor
infant. See INFANT. Strictly speaking, in Scotland a minor is a person between the ages of pupilarity and majority--in males from fourteen to twenty-one years and females from twelve to twenty-one years. minors must act with a
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opinion
reach it dissenting opinion : an opinion by a judge who disagrees with the result in a case majority opinion : an opinion in a case that is written by one judge and in which a majority
Resolution
3). As regards companies, resolutions are of three kinds: (a) Ordinary, i.e., a resolution passed by a simple majority of members; (b) Extraordinary, i.e., a resolution passed by three-fourths of such members entitled to vote as are
Minorities
together by ties of common descent, language or religious faith and feeling different in these respects from the majority of the inhabitants of a given political entity, T.M.A. Pai Foundation v. State of Karnataka, (2002) 8 SCC
dissent
or her shares after an appraisal. 2 : to differ in opinion ;esp : to disagree with a majority opinion [three of the justices ed] compare concur dis··sent·er n n 1 : difference of opinion ;esp :
Entrenched clause
process of amending entrenched clauses varies with each Constitution and may involve a popular referendum, a fixed Parliamentary majority of two-thirds or more a system of delayed legislation or a combination of two or more such factors,
High Steward, Court of the Lord
and every lord appearing and taking the oaths may vote upon the trial. The decision is by the majority, but a majority cannot convict, unless it consist of twelve or more. During a session of Parliament, the
impeach
of Congress themselves are not removed by being impeached and tried, but rather are expelled by a two-thirds majority vote in the member's house.) The House draws up articles of impeachment that itemize the charges and their
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