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PAC
by an organization or special interest group to raise money to support candidates for office or to influence legislation A PAC provides a legal means for corporations in the U S to support political candidates even when
Accounts duties
Duty' and the original provisions affecting gifts inter vivos, voluntary settlements, etc., have been considerably amended by subsequent legislation. See ESTATE DUTY.
Actus non facit reum, nisi mens sit rea.
statute constitutes mens rea (Bank of New South Wales v. Piper, 1897 AC 383). The trend of modern legislation in regard to the health or security of the public is to attach the offence to the person
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Assent of personal representatives
equitable powers of sale (if any) and the (English) A. E. Act, 1925, in furtherance of the Property legislation of 1925, and extending the (English) Land Transfer Act, 1897, introduced an important change in the meaning of
Ban
especially by legal means (as by statute or order); also to prohibit the use, performance, or distribution of legislation, Webster's Dictionary of Law, Indian Edn. (2005), p. 42.
Banking policy
parts of the Act of 1883 and of the subsequent statutes are left standing'a most inconvenient method of legislation. the petition of bankruptcy should be registered as a 'lis pendens' and the receiving order and adjudication as
securities act of 1934
securities act of 1934 The federal securities act regulating the public trading of securities. This legislation established the Securities and Exchange Commission. (15 U.S.C. Sec. 78) Source: FindLaw
Bankrupt
parts of the Act of 1883 and of the subsequent statutes are left standing'a most inconvenient method of legislation. the petition of bankruptcy should be registered as a 'lis pendens' and the receiving order and adjudication as
self-executing
self-executing : taking effect immediately without the need for implementing legislation or further judicial action [a judgment]
environmental impact statement
environmental impact statement : a technical report that details the effect proposed legislation or action will have on the natural and human environment and that is sometimes required to be furnished
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