Preference - Law Dictionary Search Results
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previously provided for, as, for example, in the indenture for a bond or in the stock agreement for preferred stock. The issuer usually pays the holder a premium for a called security. n 1 : a demand
abstention
federal jurisdiction in a case that involves a question of state law or policy which the federal court prefers to have resolved by a state court or agency Bur·ford abstention [bər-fərd-] : an abstention grounded on the
Lumpectomy
breast by surgery This is one method of treating breast tumors when in an early stage and is preferred for cosmetic reasons when medically feasible to radical mastectomy the removal of the entire breast along with nearby
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man of action
A person who prefers to act rather than contemplate and gets things accomplished quickly an efficiently
Charge
abstract of the indictment, and they are bound to proceed to deliver him until they are discharged. To prefer an accusation against any one. A burden, duty, or trust, when attached to property; see MORTGAGES AND CHARGES,
Simony
The crime of buying or selling ecclesiastical preferment the corrupt presentation of any one to an ecclesiastical benefice for money or reward
Brief
a written statement setting out the legal contentions of a party in litigation, especially on appeal, a document preferred by counsel as the basis for arguing a case, consisting of legal and factual arguments and the authorities
Bonus judex secundum equum et bonum judicat, et equitatem stricto juri prefert
Bonus judex secundum equum et bonum judicat, et equitatem stricto juri prefert [Lat.], A good judge decides according to justice and right, and prefers equity to strict law.
Bill of indictment
indictable offence and is signed by an officer of the court, can become an indicting. It may be preferred by directing or with the consent of a High Court Judge, or by direction of the court of
Benefice
Benefice [fr. beneficium, M. Lat., a kindness], an ecclesiastical living and promotion, a rectory or vicarage: all church preferments except bishoprics; also a fief in the feudal system. See s. 13(1) of the (English) Benefices Act, 1898
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Preference - Law Dictionary Search Results
call
previously provided for, as, for example, in the indenture for a bond or in the stock agreement for preferred stock. The issuer usually pays the holder a premium for a called security. n 1 : a demand
abstention
federal jurisdiction in a case that involves a question of state law or policy which the federal court prefers to have resolved by a state court or agency Bur·ford abstention [bər-fərd-] : an abstention grounded on the
Lumpectomy
breast by surgery This is one method of treating breast tumors when in an early stage and is preferred for cosmetic reasons when medically feasible to radical mastectomy the removal of the entire breast along with nearby
Keep your definitions linked to case research
man of action
A person who prefers to act rather than contemplate and gets things accomplished quickly an efficiently
Charge
abstract of the indictment, and they are bound to proceed to deliver him until they are discharged. To prefer an accusation against any one. A burden, duty, or trust, when attached to property; see MORTGAGES AND CHARGES,
Simony
The crime of buying or selling ecclesiastical preferment the corrupt presentation of any one to an ecclesiastical benefice for money or reward
Brief
a written statement setting out the legal contentions of a party in litigation, especially on appeal, a document preferred by counsel as the basis for arguing a case, consisting of legal and factual arguments and the authorities
Bonus judex secundum equum et bonum judicat, et equitatem stricto juri prefert
Bonus judex secundum equum et bonum judicat, et equitatem stricto juri prefert [Lat.], A good judge decides according to justice and right, and prefers equity to strict law.
Bill of indictment
indictable offence and is signed by an officer of the court, can become an indicting. It may be preferred by directing or with the consent of a High Court Judge, or by direction of the court of
Benefice
Benefice [fr. beneficium, M. Lat., a kindness], an ecclesiastical living and promotion, a rectory or vicarage: all church preferments except bishoprics; also a fief in the feudal system. See s. 13(1) of the (English) Benefices Act, 1898
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