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plurality
more than half ;esp : a group of justices on an appeals court who do not form a majority but with whose opinion enough other justices concur to render it the decision of the court see also
principal
principal 1 : being the main or most important, consequential, or influential [their place of business] [the obligor] 2 : of, relating to, or
subsidiary
subsidiary pl: -ar·ies : a company having the majority of its stock owned by another company compare affiliate NOTE: The parent company of a subsidiary generally has
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supermajority
supermajority : a large majority [a provision requiring a vote - say, 80 % of the common shares instead of the usual bare
total incorporation
cases under state law compare selective incorporation NOTE: The total incorporation doctrine has never been adopted by a majority of the U.S. Supreme Court. The majority opinions of the Supreme Court have instead adhered to a fundamental
Casualty Pot
and losses are added together to determine if the result is a net loss or net gain compare main pot NOTE: Property that qualifies for inclusion in the Casualty Pot consists of casualties of depreciable and real
motherboard
The board containing the main circuits of an electronic device especially computers The term is used primarily in microcomputer literature where it designates
Abstraction
or unauthorised devices. For instance, energy before it passes through a consumer's meter may be abstracted from the main of the electric company by an unauthorised wire connecting the main with a private terminal, the connecting wire
Coalition
takes place in multi-party system in which no single party is able to command support of a working majority, Dictionary of Political Science, Joseph Dunner, 1965, p. 101. is the union of political parties to secure a
Digression
The act of digressing or deviating esp from the main subject of a discourse hence a part of a discourse deviating from its main design or subject
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