Disfavorable - Law Dictionary Search Results
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One who disfavors...
jury nullification
jury nullification : the acquitting of a defendant by a jury in disregard of the judge's instructions and contrary to the jury's findings of fact NOTE: Jury nullification is most likely to occur when a jury is sympathetic toward a defendant or regards the law under which the defendant is charged with disfavor. Except for a statutory requirement to the contrary, a jury does not have to be instructed on the possibility of jury nullification. ...
law
law [Old English lagu, of Scandinavian origin] 1 : a rule of conduct or action prescribed or formally recognized as binding or enforced by a controlling authority: as a : a command or provision enacted by a legislature see also statute b : something (as a judicial decision) authoritatively accorded binding or controlling effect in the administration of justice [that case is no longer the of this circuit] 2 a : a body of laws [the of a state] ;broadly : laws and justice considered as a general and established entity [the looks with disfavor on restraints on alienation] b : common law compare equity 3 a : the control or authority of the law [maintain and order] b : one or more agents or agencies involved in enforcing laws c : the application of a law or laws as distinct from considerations of fact [an error of ] see also issue of law at issue matter of law at matter question of law at question 4 : the whole body of laws and doctrines relating to one subject [contract ] [the...
restraint on alienation
restraint on alienation :something that serves to prevent a party from alienating property ;specif : a provision in an instrument (as a deed or will) that purports to prohibit or penalize the use of the power of alienation NOTE: Though not necessarily unlawful, restraints on alienation are disfavored in the law. ...
trust
trust 1 a : a fiduciary relationship in which one party holds legal title to another's property for the benefit of a party who holds equitable title to the property b : an entity resulting from the establishment of such a relationship see also beneficiary, cestui que trust, corpus declaration of trust at declaration, principal, settlor NOTE: Trusts developed out of the old English use. The traditional requirements of a trust are a named beneficiary and trustee (who may be the settlor), an identified res, or property, to be transferred to the trustee and constitute the principal of the trust, and delivery of the res to the trustee with the intent to create a trust. Not all relationships labeled as trusts have all of these characteristics, however. Trusts are often created for their advantageous tax treatment. accumulation trust : a trust in which principal and income are allowed to accumulate rather than being paid out NOTE: Accumulation trusts are disfavored and often restricted...
Despise
To look down upon with disfavor or contempt to contemn to scorn to disdain to have a low opinion or contemptuous dislike of...
Discountenancer
One who discountenances one who disfavors...
Disesteem
Want of esteem low estimation inclining to dislike disfavor disrepute...
Disfavor
Want of favor of favorable regard disesteem disregard...
Disfavorable
Unfavorable...
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