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majority
majority pl: -ties 1 a : legal age b : the status of one who has reached legal age 2 a : a number or quantity greater than half of a total compare plurality b : the excess of a majority over the remainder of the total 3 a : the group or political party whose votes predominate b : the judges voting in a particular case who together determine the prevailing decision see also majority opinion at opinion compare dissent majority adj ...
age of majority
age of majority :the age at which a person is granted by law the rights (as ability to sue) and responsibilities (as liability under contract) of an adult compare emancipate NOTE: At common law, the age of majority was 21. Age of majority is now set by statute, in most states at 18. The age at which a person may perform various acts, as legally drink alcoholic beverages, make a binding contract, or make a valid will, does not necessarily correspond with the age of majority. ...
Majority
Majority. 1. The full age of 21 years; a minor comes of age in the eye of the law on the day preceding the anniversary of his birth. 2. The grater number. In a deliberative body, questions are ordinarily decided by a majority of those present at a meeting and voting, provided that the whole number present be not less than a certain quorum (see QUORUM) of the whole body. See, e.g., Local Government Act, 1933, s. 75, and Parts I. to V. of the Third Schedule thereto. See MEETING, and as to restrictions upon the powers of a company exercised by a majority in general meeting, see Re Hoare & Co. Ltd., 150 LT 374....
majority leader
majority leader : a leader of the majority party in a legislative body ...
majority shareholder
majority shareholder : a shareholder who alone or in combination with others controls a majority of the outstanding shares in a corporation ...
Absolute majority
Absolute majority, means a majority of all those who are entitled to vote in a particular election, whether or not they actually cast ballots, Black Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 966....
majority rule
The rule or doctrine that the numerical majority2 of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group as our club makes decisions by majority rule Contrasted with unanimous consent or decision by a decree of a single person or small committee forming part of an organization...
majority leader
The leader of the majority party in a legislature Compare minority leader...
opinion
opinion 1 a : a belief stronger than impression and less strong than positive knowledge b : a formal expression of a judgment or appraisal by an expert see also opinion testimony at testimony compare fact 2 a : advice or evaluation regarding the legal issues involved in a situation given by an attorney to a client [an of title] called also legal opinion see also opinion letter at letter b : an advisory opinion issued by an authorized public official (as an attorney general) or a recognized body (as the American Bar Association) 3 a : the formal written expression by a court or judge of the reasons and principles of law upon which the decision in a case is based compare holding, judgment, ruling advisory opinion : a nonbinding opinion or evaluation of a court or other judicial or quasi-judicial authority or body regarding the effect of the law on a situation that does not present an actual controversy between parties [to answer questions which were not brought before this Court...
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