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quasi-legislative
procedure that is concerned with the promulgation of rules and regulations or the adoption of laws, charters, or orders and that is based on authority derived from the legislature by statute [quasi-judicial decisions are more closely scrutinized
reason
termination in writing] 2 a : the faculty of comprehending, inferring, or distinguishing esp. in a fair and orderly way b : the proper and sane exercise of the mind
restitution
restitution 1 a : a restoration of something to its rightful owner b : a making good of or giving an equivalent for some injury 2 a : the equitable remedy of restoring to an aggrieved...
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selective incorporation
the first eight amendments to the U.S. Constitution that are fundamental to and implicit in the concept of ordered liberty are incorporated into the Fourteenth Amendment's due process clause compare total incorporation
sentence
inflicted on one convicted of a crime 2 : the punishment that one convicted of a crime is ordered to receive concurrent sentence : a sentence that runs at the same time as another consecutive sentence :
settlement conference
conference A meeting at which the parties and their lawyers attempt to settle the case before trial, often ordered by the court.
sheriff
: an official of a county or parish charged primarily with judicial duties (as executing the processes and orders of courts and judges)
wind up
wind up wound up wind·ing up : to bring to an end by taking care of unfinished business [ordered to wind up his practice] ;specif : to conclude by removing liabilities and distributing any remaining assets...
work made for hire
by one acting as an employee or is the property of the party for whom it is specially ordered or commissioned when that is expressly stipulated in writing used in copyright law
Bagman
A commercial traveler one employed to solicit orders for manufacturers and tradesmen
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