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Partnership

without the consent of all existing partners'; that differences as to ordinary matters may be decided by a majority, but that 'no change may be made in the nature of the business without the consent of all

plurality

more than half ;esp : a group of justices on an appeals court who do not form a majority but with whose opinion enough other justices concur to render it the decision of the court see also

Hung Parliament

Hung Parliament, is the Parliament wherein no party has won a working majority, Reader's Digest Great Illustrated Dictionary, 1984, p. 823. The result of a hung Parliament is either a minority

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Quadriennium utile

Quadriennium utile, means a four-year period after the attainment of majority within which the young adult may seek to annul any contract under seal made while the person was

Ordinarily

ordinary course' etc., Y.K. Bammi v. Jawahar Lal Nehru University, AIR 1993 Del 239. Means in the large majority of cases but not invariably, Kailash Chandra v. Union of India, AIR 1961 SC 1346 (1349): (1962) 1

Minor ante tempus agere non potest in casu proprietatis, nec etiam convenire; differetur usque etatem; sed non cadit breve

potest in casu proprietatis, nec etiam convenire; differetur usque etatem; sed non cadit breve [Lat.], a minor before majority cannot act in a case of property, not even to agree; it should be deferred until majority; but

Coalition

takes place in multi-party system in which no single party is able to command support of a working majority, Dictionary of Political Science, Joseph Dunner, 1965, p. 101. is the union of political parties to secure a

total incorporation

cases under state law compare selective incorporation NOTE: The total incorporation doctrine has never been adopted by a majority of the U.S. Supreme Court. The majority opinions of the Supreme Court have instead adhered to a fundamental

supermajority

supermajority : a large majority [a provision requiring a vote - say, 80 % of the common shares instead of the usual bare

subsidiary

subsidiary pl: -ar·ies : a company having the majority of its stock owned by another company compare affiliate NOTE: The parent company of a subsidiary generally has

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