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public official : public officer ;specif : a person holding a public office the nature of which requires that in order for the person to prevail in a defamation action he or she must show actual malice on the part of the defendant compare public figure ...
conservator
conservator 1 : a person, official, or institution appointed by a court to take over and manage the estate of an incompetent compare committee, curator, guardian, receiver, tutor 2 : a public official charged with the protection of something affecting public welfare and interests ;specif : an official placed in charge of a bank because its affairs are not in a satisfactory condition con·ser·va·tor·ship n ...
record
record 1 : to put in a record 2 : to deposit or otherwise cause to be registered in the appropriate office as a record and notice of a title or interest in property [ a deed] [ a mortgage] see also recording act 3 : to cause (as sound, images, or data) to be registered on something in reproducible form [ a telephone conversation] vi : to record something [re-kərd] n 1 : the documentary account of something [confidential medical s]: as a : an official document that records the acts of a public body or officer b : an official copy of a document deposited with a designated officer c : the official set of papers used and generated in a proceeding [the appeals court reviewed the trial ] d : documented evidence or history of one or more arrests or convictions see also business records exception, public records exception 2 : something (as a disc or tape) on which images, sound, or data has been recorded of record 1 : on the record of the court in connection with a particul...
discretionary
discretionary : left to discretion : exercised at one's own discretion ;specif : relating to the policy-making function of a public official see also Federal Tort Claims Act in the Important Laws section compare ministerial NOTE: A public official generally has qualified immunity from lawsuits that arise from his or her discretionary acts. ...
lobby
lobby pl: lobbies : a group of persons engaged in lobbying esp. as representatives of a particular interest group vb lob·bied lob·by·ing vi : to conduct activities aimed at influencing public officials and esp. members of a legislative body on legislation vt : to attempt to influence or sway (as a public official) toward a desired action lob·by·er n lob·by·ist n ...
warrant
warrant [Anglo-French warant garant protector, guarantor, authority, authorization, of Germanic origin] 1 : warranty [an implied of fitness] 2 : a commission or document giving authority to do something: as a : an order from one person (as an official) to another to pay public funds to a designated person b : a writ issued esp. by a judicial official (as a magistrate) authorizing an officer (as a sheriff) to perform a specified act required for the administration of justice [a of arrest] [by of commitment] administrative warrant : a warrant (as for an administrative search) issued by a judge upon application of an administrative agency anticipatory search warrant : a search warrant that is issued on the basis of an affidavit showing probable cause that there will be certain evidence at a specific location at a future time called also anticipatory warrant arrest warrant : a warrant issued to a law enforcement officer ordering the officer to arrest and bring the person named i...
public figure
public figure : an individual or entity that has acquired fame or notoriety or has participated in a particular public controversy see also limited purpose public figure compare public official NOTE: A public figure must prove actual malice in order to prevail in a defamation action. ...
private
private 1 a : intended for or restricted to the use of a particular person or group or class of persons : not available to the public [a park] b : not related to, controlled by, or deriving from the state [a school] 2 a : owned by or concerning an individual person or entity [ land] b : not having shares that can be freely traded on the open market [a company] 3 : affecting the interests of a particular person, class or group of persons, or locality [ legislation] [ rights] 4 a : not invested with or engaged in public office or employment [a citizen] b : not related to or dependent on an official position [ correspondence] 5 : not known publicly or carried on in public ;esp : intended only for the persons involved 6 : made under private signature [a instrument] ...
Definite matter of public importance
Definite matter of public importance, the conduct of ministers of State Governments in the purported discharge of their official functions is certainly a 'definite matter of public importance' within the meaning of, s. 3(1) of the Commissions of the Inquiry Act, 1952, State of Karnataka v. Union of India, AIR 1978 SC 68: (1977) 4 SCC 608. [Commissions of Inquiry Act, (60 of 1952), s. 3(1)]...
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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