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majority rule

The rule or doctrine that the numerical majority2 of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group as our club makes decisions by majority rule Contrasted with unanimous consent or

majority leader

The leader of the majority party in a legislature Compare minority leader

ex parte

ex parte [Medieval Latin, on behalf (of)] : on behalf of or involving only one party to a legal matter and in the absence of and usually without notice to the other party [an ex parte...

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age of majority

age of majority :the age at which a person is granted by law the rights (as ability to sue) and responsibilities

Tutius semper est errare acquietando quam in puniendo, ex parte misericordia quam ex parte justitia

Tutius semper est errare acquietando quam in puniendo, ex parte misericordia quam ex parte justitia (H.H. P.C. 290), it is always safer to err in acquitting than in punishing: on the side of mercy, then of...

comptroller general procurement decisions

comptroller general procurement decisions The Comptroller General's decisions issued regarding appropriations, bid protests, major rules and related issues. These decisions are prepared

Absolute majority

Absolute majority, means a majority of all those who are entitled to vote in a particular election, whether or not

Quasi judicial decision

Matched in: Term Quasi judicial decision

Waring, Ex parte, Rule of

Waring, Ex parte, Rule of. The principle established in Ex parte Waring, (1815) 19 Ves. 345, that securities held by the acceptor of a bill against his acceptances are available to the bill-holders if both acceptor...

Ex parte

Upon or from one side only one sided partial as an ex parte statement

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