Decline - Law Dictionary Search Results
Recession
Recession, a re-grant. A period charaterized by a sharp slowdown an economic activity declining employment and a decrease in investment and consumer spending, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn.
Refusal
where one has, by law, a right and power of having or doing something of advantage, and he declines it. The denial or rejection of something offered or demanded, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1285.
Renounce
Renounce, to give up a right. An executor who declines to take probate of the will of his testator is said to 'renounce' probate. Where any person, after
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Ship-money
the county of Bucks. John Hampden, a gentleman of the county, was accordingly assessed at 20s., which he declined to pay, and proceedings were taken against him in the Exchequer. Judgment was given for the Crown, 'which
Special Leave to Appeal
lies where the court below lacks the power to grant leave to appeal or possessing that power has declined to exercise that power, in criminal cases, leave is granted only when some substantial or gross injustice has
Blasphemy
to establish that the lectures were illegal was a good defence. the Court of Appeal, however, has recently declined to follow this case; see Re Bowman, (1915) 2 Ch 447. Consult Odgers on Libel and Slander, 6th
Impacted area
an influx of federal employees who are working on a federal project or activity, but the tax revenue declines due to the U.S. Government's immunity from local taxes, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 754.
penalty
party who fails to fulfill an obligation to another and that is punitive rather than compensatory [the court declined to enforce the contractual and determined actual damages instead]
Retrogressive
Tending to retrograde going or moving backward declining from a better to a worse state
Declinature
The act of declining or refusing as the declinature of an office
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