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Administrator

proposed Administration applies. Means a person appointed by the court to manage the assets and liabilities of an interstate decedent. This term once referred to males only (as opposed to administratrix), but legal writers now generally use

Commutation ticket

and living in a suburb Commutation tickets are excepted from the prohibition against special rates contained in the Interstate Commerce Act of Feb 4 1887 24 Stat 379 and in 145 U S 263 it was held

ICC

ICC 1 International Chamber of Commerce 2 Interstate Commerce Commission see also the Important Agencies section

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sherman act

unreasonable interference with the ordinary, usual and freely competitive pricing or distribution system of the open market in interstate trade. (15 U.S.C. Sec. 1-7) Source: FindLaw

intrastate

intrastate : existing within a state [interstate and commerce]

federal preemption

law to take precedence over or to displace a state law in certain matters of national importance (as interstate commerce)

fair labor standards act

that set a minimum standard wage and a maximum work week of 40 hours in industries engaged in interstate commerce. This Act also regulates the hours and type of work that can be performed by teenagers. (29

commerce clause

Cs : a clause in Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution that empowers Congress to regulate interstate commerce and commerce with foreign countries and that forms the constitutional basis for much federal regulation see also

federal trade commission (ftc)

trade commission (ftc) The agency of the federal government that seeks to promote free and fair competition in interstate commerce through prevention of trade restraints such as price-fixing agreements, false advertising, illegal combinations of competitors and other

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