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Trust corporation
public trusts. By s. 3 of the (English) L.P. (Amendment) Act, 1926, 'Trust Corporation' includes the Treasury Solicitor, Official Solicitor and any person holding an official position prescribed by the Lord Chancellor, also trustees in bankruptcy, and … Trust corporation, is defined by the (English) Settled Land Act, 1925, s. 117 (1) (xxx.), to mean the Public Trustee or a corporation appointed by the Court or entitled under (English) Public Trustee Act Rules [see the
conservator
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
record
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 :
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Condition of service
2 SCR 1331, the dismissal of an official is a matter which falls within 'conditions of service' of public servants. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in North West Frontier Province v. Suraj Narain Anand, (1948)
Cognizance
public servant who is accused of an offence alleged to have been committed during the discharge of his official duty, Rajesh Kumar Mishra v. State of Bihar, (2006) 1 SCC 557. The word 'cognizance' indicates the point … (Judicial), knowledge upon which a judge is bound to act without having it proved in evidence: as the public statutes of the realm, the ancient history of the realm, the order and course of proceedings in Parliament,
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 … 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
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
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)
foreign government official
Matched in: Term foreign government official
public figure
Matched in: Term public figure
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