general authority
A general agent’s authority, intended to apply to all matters arising in the course of business.
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supervisory authority
supervisory authority. Military law. An officer who, exercising general court-martial jurisdiction, reviews summary and special court-martial trial records after the convening authority has reviewed them. [Cases: Military Justice 1380. C.J.S. Military Justice §§ 434, 438.]
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general manager
A manager who has overall control of a business, office, or other organization, including authority over other managers. • A general manager is usu. equivalent to a president or chief executive officer of a corporation.
general administration
An administration with authority to deal with an entire estate. Cf. special administration.
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power of attorney
power of attorney. 1. An instrument granting someone authority to act as agent or attorney-in-fact for the grantor. • An ordinary power of attorney is revocable and automatically terminates upon the death or incapacity of the principal. — Also termed letter of attorney. [Cases: Principal and Agent 51.] 2. The authority so granted; specif., the
right of way
right-of-way. 1. The right to pass through property owned by another. • A right-of-way may be established by contract, by longstanding usage, or by public authority (as with a highway). Cf. EASEMENT. [Cases: Easements 1. C.J.S. Easements §§ 2–8, 13–14, 21–22, 24, 53–55, 57–58, 89.] 2. The right to build and operate a railway line
forcible entry and detainer
forcible entry and detainer. 1. The act of violently taking and keeping possession of lands and tenements without legal authority. [Cases: Forcible Entry and Detainer 4.] “To walk across another’s land, or to enter his building, without privilege, is a trespass, but this in itself, while a civil wrong, is not a crime. However, if
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passim
passim (pas-im), adv. [Latin] Here and there; throughout (the cited work). • In modern legal writing, the citation signal see generally is preferred to passim as a general reference, although passim can be useful in a brief’s index of authorities to show that a given authority is cited throughout the brief.
protector
protector. 1. An unrelated, disinterested overseer of a trust who possesses broader authority than a trustee. • Protectors are usu. appointed to manage offshore trusts, but the concept is slowly being applied to domestic trusts. Protectors often possess broad powers to act for the benefit of the trust, as by removing trustees and clarifying or
judge advocate
judge advocate. Military law. 1. An officer of a court-martial who acts as a prosecutor. 2. A legal adviser on a military commander’s staff. 3. Any officer in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps or in a department of a U.S. military branch. — Abbr. JA. staff judge advocate. A certified military lawyer with the staff