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gag rule

gag rule : a law, order, or ruling that prohibits free debate or expression of ideas, information, or opinions [a long-standing Florida gag rule barring people from discussing complaints they made against police officers "National

freedom of the press

freedom of the press :the right to publish and disseminate information, thoughts, and opinions without restraint or censorship as guaranteed under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution NOTE:

freedom of speech

freedom of speech :the right to express information, ideas, and opinions free of government restrictions based on content and subject only to reasonable limitations (as the

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formal rulemaking

accordance with the formal procedures set forth in sections 556 and 557 of the Administrative Procedure Act compare informal rulemaking NOTE: Formal rulemaking is usually only done where specifically required by the legislation mandating the agency action.

FOIA

FOIA Freedom of Information Act see also the Important Laws section

denial

that are not denied are taken as admitted, and a statement that a party has insufficient knowledge or information to form a belief as to the truth of an allegation is taken as a denial. A denial

financing statement

financing statement : a statement that contains information about a security interest in collateral used to secure a debt and that is filed to provide notice

fico score

decide if the person is likely to pay his or her bills. A credit score is evaluated using information from the three major credit bureaus and is usually between 300 and 850. Source: U.S. Department of Housing

federal poverty guidelines

in accordance with U.S. immigration laws. Visit the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Poverty Guidelines page for more information. Source: Department of State. March 2007.

face

superficial reading or meaning of something (as a document or statute) that does not take into account outside information [the of [the] deed reveals that she had two purposes in mind "State v. Rand, 366 A.2d 183

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