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quasi-legislative
body, or procedure that is concerned with the promulgation of rules and regulations or the adoption of laws, charters, or orders and that is based on authority derived from the legislature by statute [quasi-judicial decisions are more
Disfranchise
To deprive of a franchise or chartered right to dispossess of the rights of a citizen or of a particular privilege as of voting holding
Disfranchisement
The act of disfranchising or the state of being disfranchised deprivation of privileges of citizenship or of chartered immunities
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FNMA
The Federal National Mortgage Association a federally chartered corporation that purchases and resells mortgages
Freighter
One who loads a ship or one who charters and loads a ship
Public service corporation
A corporation such as a railroad company lighting company water company etc organized or chartered to follow a public calling or to render services more or less essential to the general public convenience
Dialogus de scaccario
to the Law-Latinity of those days, 1 Reeves, 220; and see Mad. Hist. of the Exchequer; Stubb's Select Charters
Alluminor
Alluminor, one who anciently illuminated, coloured, or painted upon paper or parchment, particularly the initial letters of charters and deeds. The word is used in 1 Rich. 3, c. 9.
Archives
Archives [fr. arca, Lat., a chest; or apxelov, Gk., a council-house], a chamber or place where ancient records, charters, and evidences are kept. It is sometimes used for the writings themselves-thus we say the archives of a
Assaysiare
Assaysiare, to associate or take as fello-judges; used in old charters, Cowel.
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