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legislative intent
Courts often look to legislative intent for guidance in interpreting and applying a law. The legislative history, the language of the law, and the wrong to be corrected may provide indications of the legislative intent.
breach of the peace
breach of the peace 1 : a disturbance of public peace or order [insulting language causing a breach of the peace] see also fighting words 2 : the offense of causing a breach
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child
to effectuate the intent of the person who made the will as it can be determined from the language of the will. 2 : a person below an age specified by law : infant minor [assault on
contempt
of the orders, authority, or dignity of a court or judge acting in a judicial capacity by disruptive language or conduct or by failure to obey the court's orders ;also : the offense of contempt called also
contract
that sets forth promises that are not yet performed express contract : a contract created by the explicit language of the parties compare implied contract in this entry formal contract : a contract made binding by the
court interpreter
court interpreter a court employee who orally translates what is said in court from English into the language of a non-English-speaking party or witness and translates that person's testimony into English. Source: Federal Judicial Center
disorderly conduct
to identify various acts against the public peace. It has been held to include the use of obscene language in public, the blocking of public ways, and the making of threats. A statute must identify acts that
do
verbal auxiliary used with the infinitive without to to form present and past tenses in legal and parliamentary language [ hereby bequeath] do business : to be engaged in business activities (as soliciting sales) ;specif : to
fanciful marks
of functioning as a trademark or service mark. Such marks comprise words that are either unknown in the language (e.g., "Pepsi", "Kodak", "Exxon") or are completely out of common usage (e.g., "Flivver"). Source: U.S. Patent and Trademark
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Dictionary
A book containing the words of a language arranged alphabetically with explanations of their meanings a lexicon a vocabulary a wordbook
legislative intent
Courts often look to legislative intent for guidance in interpreting and applying a law. The legislative history, the language of the law, and the wrong to be corrected may provide indications of the legislative intent.
breach of the peace
breach of the peace 1 : a disturbance of public peace or order [insulting language causing a breach of the peace] see also fighting words 2 : the offense of causing a breach
Keep your definitions linked to case research
child
to effectuate the intent of the person who made the will as it can be determined from the language of the will. 2 : a person below an age specified by law : infant minor [assault on
contempt
of the orders, authority, or dignity of a court or judge acting in a judicial capacity by disruptive language or conduct or by failure to obey the court's orders ;also : the offense of contempt called also
contract
that sets forth promises that are not yet performed express contract : a contract created by the explicit language of the parties compare implied contract in this entry formal contract : a contract made binding by the
court interpreter
court interpreter a court employee who orally translates what is said in court from English into the language of a non-English-speaking party or witness and translates that person's testimony into English. Source: Federal Judicial Center
disorderly conduct
to identify various acts against the public peace. It has been held to include the use of obscene language in public, the blocking of public ways, and the making of threats. A statute must identify acts that
do
verbal auxiliary used with the infinitive without to to form present and past tenses in legal and parliamentary language [ hereby bequeath] do business : to be engaged in business activities (as soliciting sales) ;specif : to
fanciful marks
of functioning as a trademark or service mark. Such marks comprise words that are either unknown in the language (e.g., "Pepsi", "Kodak", "Exxon") or are completely out of common usage (e.g., "Flivver"). Source: U.S. Patent and Trademark
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