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Cortes

The legislative assembly composed of nobility clergy and representatives of cities which in Spain and in Portugal answers in some

Ecclesia

The public legislative assembly of the Athenians

Lawmaker

A legislator a lawgiver

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Nomothetical

Nomothetical, legislative.

Nomothetic

Legislative enacting laws as a nomothetical power

Pith and substance-doctrine of

ultra vires of the legislative competence, what is required to be ascertained is the true character of the legislation. If on such an examination it is found that the legislation is in substance one on a matter

equal protection

XIV to the Constitution in the back matter NOTE: The equal protection requirement of the Constitution protects against legislation that affects individuals differently without a rational basis for doing so. In reviewing claims of denial of equal

Public health

c. 63); this was an adoptive Act not applying to London, and forms the foundation of modern sanitary legislation. It was followed by some twenty nine amending Acts which were repealed and consolidated by the Public Health

bill

bill 1 : a draft of a law presented to a legislature for enactment ;also : the law itself [the GI ] ap·pro·pri·a·tions bill [ə-prō-prē-ā-shənz-] : a bill providing money

Education

(English) (33 & 34 Vict. c. 75), is the starting point in the history of the provision by legislation of a general system of education. Before this date education had been dealt with either as a series

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