Latitude - Law Dictionary Search Results
Home Dictionary Name: latitudeColatitude
The complement of the latitude or the difference between any latitude and ninety degrees...
Latitudinal
Of or pertaining to latitude in the direction of latitude...
discretion
discretion : power of free decision or latitude of choice within certain bounds imposed by law [reached the age of ] [struck down death penalty provisions administered through unbridled jury "L. H. Tribe"]: as a : the power of a judge to use his or her own judgment in making decisions guided by what is fair and equitable and by principles of law see also abuse of discretion b : the power of a public official or employee to act and make decisions based on his or her own judgment or conscience within the bounds of reason and the law ...
order
order 1 : a state of peace, freedom from unruly behavior, and respect for law and proper authority [maintain law and ] 2 : an established mode or state of procedure [a call to ] 3 a : a mandate from a superior authority see also executive order b : a ruling or command made by a competent administrative authority ;specif : one resulting from administrative adjudication and subject to judicial review and enforcement [an administrative may not be inconsistent with the Constitution "Wells v. State, 654 So. 2d 145 (1995)"] c : an authoritative command issued by the court [violated a court and was jailed for contempt] cease-and-de·sist order [sēs-ənd-di-zist-, -sist-] : an order from a court or quasi-judicial tribunal to stop engaging in a particular activity or practice (as an unfair labor practice) compare injunction, mandamus, stay consent order : an agreement of litigating parties that by consent takes the form of a court order final order : an order of a court...
Black Hamburg
A sweet and juicy variety of European grape of a dark purplish black color much grown under glass in northern latitudes...
Chorology
The science which treats of the laws of distribution of living organisms over the earths surface as to latitude altitude locality etc...
Geocentric
Having considering or based on the earth as center as the geocentric theory of the universe in relation to or seen from the earth usually opposed to heliocentric as seen from the sun as the geocentric longitude or latitude of a planet...
VerbarGlaucus
A genus of nudibranchiate mollusks found in the warmer latitudes swimming in the open sea These mollusks are beautifully colored with blue and silvery white...
Kilogrammeter
A measure of energy or work done being the amount expended in raising one kilogram through the height of one meter in the latitude of Paris...
Latitude
Extent from side to side or distance sidewise from a given point or line breadth width...
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