the power of making free choices unconstrained by external agencies
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real property held inalienably (as by an ecclesiastical corporation)
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the power of making free choices unconstrained by external agencies
Used in the same subject area: Law, Environmental science, Pollution, Water and aquatic environments.unlawfulness by virtue of violating some legal statute
Used in the same subject area: Law, Environmental science, Pollution, Water and aquatic environments.(international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure
Used in the same subject area: Law, Environmental science, Pollution, Water and aquatic environments.(law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law; "courts having jurisdiction in this district"
Used in the same subject area: Law, Environmental science, Pollution, Water and aquatic environments.illegality as a consequence of unlawful acts; defiance of the law
Used in the same subject area: Law, Environmental science, Pollution, Water and aquatic environments.(law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law; "courts having jurisdiction in this district"
Used in the same subject area: Law, Environmental science, Pollution, Water and aquatic environments.lawfulness by virtue of conformity to a legal statute
Used in the same subject area: Law, Environmental science, Pollution, Water and aquatic environments.The quality or state of not being canonical, of not conforming to a general rule or common procedure.; "This holds minor literature ho…
Used in the same subject area: Law, Environmental science, Pollution, Water and aquatic environments.illegality as a consequence of unlawful acts; defiance of the law
Used in the same subject area: Law, Environmental science, Pollution, Water and aquatic environments.The state of being able to be dismissed from office.; "The ‘democratic revolution’ emphasized the delegation of authority and the remo…
Used in the same subject area: Law, Environmental science, Pollution, Water and aquatic environments.determination of one's own fate or course of action without compulsion
Used in the same subject area: Law, Environmental science, Pollution, Water and aquatic environments.(law) liability to be sued.; "That case, and others in this court relating to the suability of States, proceeded upon the broad ground…
Used in the same subject area: Law, Environmental science, Pollution, Water and aquatic environments.The status of being unconstitutional; of not being in accord with the provisions of the appropriate constitution.; "On April 2013 the…
Used in the same subject area: Law, Environmental science, Pollution, Water and aquatic environments.the quality of having legal force or effectiveness
Used in the same subject area: Law, Environmental science, Pollution, Water and aquatic environments.the quality of having legal force or effectiveness
Used in the same subject area: Law, Environmental science, Pollution, Water and aquatic environments.an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained" - Shakespeare
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Pollution, Water and aquatic environments.a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants; "he asked for a drink of water"
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Pollution, Water and aquatic environments.
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a corporation gaining financial control over another corporation or financial institution through a payment in cash or an exchange of…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: real, property, held, inalienably, ecclesiastical.Freehold estate; land which is the absolute property of the owner; real estate held in absolute independence, without being subject to…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: real, property, held, inalienably, ecclesiastical.a legal document that creates a corporation; it is filed with a state by the founders of a corporation and is governed by the laws of…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: real, property, held, inalienably, ecclesiastical.A valuation of property or profits of business, for the purpose of taxation; such valuation and an adjudging of the proper sum to be l…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: real, property, held, inalienably, ecclesiastical.(law) a name under which a corporation conducts business that is not the legal name of the corporation as shown in its articles of inc…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: real, property, held, inalienably, ecclesiastical.Not held by honorable service; as, a base estate, one held by services not honorable; held by villenage. Such a tenure is called base,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: real, property, held, inalienably, ecclesiastical.a careful study of some social unit (as a corporation or division within a corporation) that attempts to determine what factors led to…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: real, property, held, inalienably, ecclesiastical.personal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc.)
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: real, property, held, inalienably, ecclesiastical.to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trai…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: real, property, held, inalienably, ecclesiastical.to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trai…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: real, property, held, inalienably, ecclesiastical.To transfer or deliver to another; to make over, as property; more strictly (Law), to transfer (real estate) or pass (a title to real…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: real, property, held, inalienably, ecclesiastical.The act by which the title to property, esp. real estate, is transferred; transfer of ownership; an instrument in writing (as a deed o…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: real, property, held, inalienably, ecclesiastical.
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