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Of or pertaining to history or the record of past events as an historical poem the historic page...
Quasi
As if as though as it were in a manner sense or degree having some resemblance to qualified used as an adjective or a prefix with a noun or an adjective as a quasi contract an implied contract an obligation which has arisen from some act as if from a contract a quasi corporation a body that has some but not all of the peculiar attributes of a corporation a quasi argument that which resembles or is used as an argument quasi historical apparently historical seeming to be historical...
Antiquity
Antiquity, includes--(i) any coin, sculpture, manuscript, epigraph, or other work of art or craftsmanship, (ii) any article, object or thing detached, from a building or cave, (iii) any article, object or thing illustrative of science, art, crafts, literature, religion, customs, morals or politics in bygone ages, (iv) any article, object or thing of historical interest, and (v) any article, object or things declared by the Central Government, by notification in the Official Gazette, to be an antiquity for the purposes of this Act, which has been in existence for not less than one hundred years and (ii) any manuscript, record or other document which is of scientific, historical literary or aesthetic value and which has been in existence for not less than seventy-five years.[Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, (52 of 1972), s. 2(a)]...
civil rights movement
civil rights movement Historically, the term "Civil Rights Movement" has referred to efforts toward achieving true equality for African-Americans in all facets of society, but today the term "civil rights movement " is also used to describe the advancement of equality for all people regardless of race, sex, age, disability, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, or other protected characteristic. ...
company union
company union : an unaffiliated labor union of the employees of a single company NOTE: Historically, the company union was one formed or dominated by the company. Such unions have been long held to be illegal. ...
debt
debt [Old French dette, ultimately from Latin debita, plural of debitum debt, from neuter of debitus, past participle of debere to owe] 1 : something owed: as a : a specific sum of money or a performance due another esp. by agreement (as a loan agreement) [to pay the s…of the United States "U.S. Constitution art. I"] [a for alimony] b : an obligation to pay or perform on another's claim [discharged the ] compare asset, equity NOTE: It is often up to the courts to decide what is or is not a debt under various laws. Courts disagree whether criminal restitution is a debt under the Bankruptcy Code. The historical practice of imprisoning debtors for nonpayment is no longer used. antecedent debt : debt that is incurred prior to a property transfer paying or securing the debt compare preference bad debt : a debt that cannot be collected NOTE: An income tax deduction is allowed for bad debts. consumer debt : debt that is incurred by an individual primarily for the purchase of ...
feoffment
feoffment : the historical method of granting a freehold estate in land by actual delivery of possession orig. by livery of seisin ...
idiot
idiot : a person with esp. profound mental retardation NOTE: While the terms idiot imbecile, and moron survive in many state codes and statutes, they are generally no longer used in both medical and legal contexts. The modern terminology distinguishes between mild, moderate, severe, and profound levels of retardation. Historically persons with mental retardation have suffered legal disabilities (as in not being allowed to marry or vote). Generally today, an adult with mental retardation who is his or her own guardian does not suffer these disabilities. ...
landmark
landmark often attrib 1 : an object (as a stone or tree) that marks a boundary of land 2 : an event or development that marks a turning point or stage [a decision] 3 : a structure (as a building) of unusual historical or aesthetic interest ;esp : one that is officially designated and set aside for preservation ...
preemption
preemption [Medieval Latin praeemption- praeemptio previous purchase, from praeemere to buy before] 1 a : the right of purchasing before others : preemptive right b : a right to purchase a tract of public land before others that was given by the government to the actual occupant of the land NOTE: This sense of preemption is primarily of historical importance. 2 : a doctrine in conflicts of law: when a superior government (as of a state) has undertaken to regulate a subject its laws supersede those of an inferior government (as of a municipality) NOTE: According to the doctrine of preemption, federal law supersedes state law when federal law is in conflict with a state law on a subject or when there is congressional intent to regulate a subject to the exclusion of the states. Federal preemption is based on the supremacy clause of the U.S. Constitution and is closely related to the powers granted Congress in the commerce clause. 3 : an act or instance of preempting ...
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