Vest - Law Dictionary Search Results
court
: a unit of the judicial branch of government [the judicial power of the United States shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior s as the Congress may from time to time ordain
democracy
the people ;esp : rule of the majority b : a government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving periodically
erisa
erisa (Employee Retirement Income Security Act) - The federal statute that regulates private pensions. Governs the funding, vesting, administration and termination of private pension plans. Source: FindLaw
Keep your definitions linked to case research
judge
incompetent] vi : to make a determination : decide [ between two accounts] n : a public official vested with the authority to hear, determine, and preside over legal matters brought in court ;also : one (as
magistrate
magistrate [Latin magistratus magistracy, magistrate, from magistr- magister master, political superior] 1 : a civil or judicial official vested with limited judicial powers [a family support ] [a traffic ] 2 a : a municipal, state, or
states' rights
states' rights 1 : rights and powers not forbidden to the states nor vested in the federal government by the U.S. Constitution 2 sing in constr : a doctrine based on states'
parliamentary government
parliamentary government : a system of government having the real executive power vested in a cabinet composed of members of the legislature who are individually and collectively responsible to the legislature
probation
is the intent of the legislature that the granting of shall be a matter of grace conferring no vested right to its continuance "Michigan Statutes Annotated"] compare diversion, parole b : probation as a sentence in itself
relator
information, knowledge, or relation of facts an action is brought when the right to bring the action is vested in another: as a : the private person who brings a qui tam action b : a party
reservation
has jurisdiction over certain serious felonies committed on American Indian reservations, and a member of a tribe is vested with the rights of an American citizen even if in a tribal court proceeding. Prior to the Indian
- ‹ Prev
- 20
- 21
- 22
- 23
- 24
- 26
- 27
- 28
- 29
- 30
- Next ›
- Last »
Try the research workspace - 7 days free