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deliberative process privilege

deliberative process privilege see privilege ...

Deliberative

Pertaining to deliberation proceeding or acting by deliberation or by discussion and examination deliberating as a deliberative body...

Deliberatively

In a deliberative manner circumspectly considerately...

accept 1 a : to receive with consent [ a gift] [ service] b : to assent to the receipt of and treat in such a way as to indicate ownership of [ed the shipment despite discovering defects in the merchandise] compare reject NOTE: Under section 2-606(1) of the Uniform Commercial Code, a buyer accepts goods if: 1) he or she indicates to the seller after a reasonable opportunity to inspect them that he or she will keep them; 2) he or she fails to effectively reject them; 3) he or she acts in a way that is inconsistent with seller's ownership of the goods. 2 : to make an affirmative or favorable response to ;specif : to indicate by words or action one's assent to (an offer) and willingness to enter into a contract NOTE: A contract is created when the offer is accepted. 3 : to assume orally, in writing, or by conduct an obligation to pay [ing a draft] 4 of a deliberative body : to receive (a report) officially (as from a committee) vi 1 : to receive favorably something offered usu...

act

act 1 a : something done by a person in accordance with his or her free will [a tortious ] see also actus reus b : the failure to do something that one has a legal duty to do called also negative act 2 a often cap : the formal product of a legislative body : the formally declared will of a legislature the final requirement of which is usually the signature of the proper executive officer : statute [an of Congress] b : a decision or determination of a sovereign, a legislative council, or a court of justice compare bill 3 often cap : a formal record of something done or transacted [given as my free and deed] [matters of procedure are provided for in that Act "Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 81(a)(6)"] vi 1 : to carry into effect a determination of the will : take action 2 : to discharge the duties of a specified office or post : perform a specified function used with a prepositional phrase [declaring what officer shall then as President "U.S. Constitution art. II"] ...

chamber

chamber 1 : a judge's office ;specif : the private office where a judge carries on business other than court sessions (as conferences or signing papers) usually used in pl. [four other judges met in my chambers "R. H. Bork"] [a hearing in chambers] 2 a : a hall for the meetings of a deliberative, legislative, or judicial body or assembly [to run back into the House "Tip O'Neill"] b : a legislative or judicial body : house [approved by two-thirds of each of Congress "U.S. Code"] ...

general assembly

general assembly 1 : a legislative assembly ;esp : a U.S. state legislature 2 cap G&A : the supreme deliberative body of the United Nations ...

moot

moot : to make moot [statute of limitations would the effort "S. R. Sontag"] adj [(of a trial or hearing) hypothetical, staged for practice, from moot hypothetical case for law students, argument, deliberative assembly, from Old English mōt assembly, meeting] : deprived of practical significance : made abstract or purely academic [the case became when the defendant paid the sum at issue] see also mootness doctrine compare justiciable, ripe moot·ness [müt-nəs] n ...

parliamentarian

parliamentarian 1 : an expert in the rules and usages of a parliament or other deliberative assembly ;specif often cap : an officer of a legislative body acting as adviser to the presiding officer on matters of procedure NOTE: The parliamentarian of the U.S. House of Representatives is appointed by the Speaker of the House. The Secretary of the Senate appoints the Senate's parliamentarian with approval of the majority leader. 2 : a member of a parliament ...

parliamentary law

parliamentary law : the rules and precedents governing the proceedings of deliberative assemblies and other organizations ...

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