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A.R

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Guide to Latin in International Law (2 ed.)

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2022
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6 words

An abbreviation of Anno regni.

Aaland Islands Case

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Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law (3 ed.)

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2009
Subject:
Law, International Law
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225 words

(1920) L.N.O.J. Spec. Supp. No. 3. During the union between Sweden and Finland, the Aaland Islands formed part of

Aaland Islands Case

Aaland Islands Case  

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(1920) L.N.O.J. Spec. Supp. No. 3. During the union between Sweden and Finland, the Aaland Islands formed part of the administrative division of Finland, but were ceded to Russia by ...
AAP Case

AAP Case  

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(1975).The Social Welfare Commission Act 1973 (Cth) was an initiative of the Whitlam era. It established a Social Welfare Commission to investigate community social welfare needs, review the ...
AAP Case

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The Oxford Companion to the High Court of Australia

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2007
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830 words

(1975).

The Social Welfare Commission Act 1973 (Cth) was an initiative of the Whitlam era. It established

Aarhus Convention

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The New Oxford Companion to Law

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2009
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Law
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421 words

On 25 June 1998, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe adopted the Convention on Access to Information, Public

Aarhus Convention

Aarhus Convention  

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On 25 June 1998, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe adopted the Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision‐Making and Access to Justice in Environmental ...
AB 540

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Hinda Seif

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in Contemporary Politics, Law, and Social Movements

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2015
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Social sciences, Politics, Law
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986 words

AB 540 (Assembly Bill 540; California Education Code 68130.5) is a bill signed into law in California in 2001 that

ab initio

ab initio  

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[Latin] From the beginning.If a contract is void (say for mistake) ab initio, this has the consequence that no innocent third parties can acquire rights under any subsequent contract (Bell v Lever ...
ab intestato

ab intestato  

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[Latin: from an intestate]Describing an inheritance from someone who dies without leaving a valid will.
Ab abusu ad usum non valet consequentia

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Guide to Latin in International Law (2 ed.)

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2022
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“A progression from abuse to use is ineffective.” A maxim meaning that the use or application of a principle or other thing or idea may lead to invalid or undesirable consequences if the ... More
abandonment

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Australian Law Dictionary (3 ed.)

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2018
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303 words

Giving something up absolutely, throwing it, or the right to it, away; relinquishing it. Abandonment is subjective rather than objective;

abandonment

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A Dictionary of Law (10 ed.)

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290 words

1. The act of giving up a legal right, particularly a right of ownership of property. Property that has been abandoned is ...

abandonment

abandonment  

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1 The surrender of title, rights, or claim to financial assets or any other type of property.2 Not exercising an option at expiry.
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A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (2 ed.)

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2015
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192 words

1 The act of giving up a legal right, particularly a right of ownership of property. Property that has been abandoned is ...

Ab ante

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Guide to Latin in International Law (2 ed.)

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2022
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28 words

“From before.” Done in advance or prior to a relevant event. An alternative formulation is Ab antecedente. See also Ex ante...

Ab antecedente

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Guide to Latin in International Law (2 ed.)

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2022
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16 words

“From the preceding.” An alternative formulation of Ab ante.

Ab antiquo

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Guide to Latin in International Law (2 ed.)

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“From antiquity.” Having been so since ancient times; having a temporally distant origin. E.g., “As regards the claim of the Jews to be allowed to bring appurtenances to the Wall, such as ... More
abatement

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Australian Law Dictionary (3 ed.)

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Current Version:
2018
Subject:
Law
Length:
215 words

Relief from or lessening of some impost or obligation.

(1) In commercial and testamentary contexts an insufficiency of estate assets

abatement

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A Dictionary of Law (10 ed.)

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2022
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492 words

1. (of debts) The proportionate reduction in the payment of debts that takes place if a person’s assets are insufficient to settle with his creditors in full....

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