local agency
A political subdivision of a state. • Local agencies include counties, cities, school districts, etc.
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environmental protection agency
Environmental Protection Agency. An independent federal agency in the executive branch responsible for setting pollution-control standards in the areas of air, water, solid waste, pesticides, radiation, and toxic materials; enforcing laws enacted to protect the environment; and coordinating the antipollution efforts of state and local governments. • The commission was created by Reorganization Plan No.
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election board
election board. 1. A board of inspectors or commissioners appointed for each election precinct to determine voter qualification, to supervise the polling, and often to ascertain and report the results. 2. A local agency charged with the conduct of elections. [Cases: Elections 49–58. C.J.S. Elections §§ 55–56, 59–60, 63–65.]
board of education
board of education. A state or local agency that governs and manages public schools within a state or local district. Cf. SCHOOL BOARD. [Cases: Schools 51. C.J.S. Schools and School Districts §§ 110–111.]
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custom
custom, n. 1. A practice that by its common adoption and long, unvarying habit has come to have the force of law. See USAGE. [Cases: Customs and Usages 1. C.J.S. Customs and Usages § 1.] — customary, adj. conventional custom. A custom that operates only indirectly through the medium of agreements, so that it is
emergency preparedness and response directorate
Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate. The division of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security responsible for coordinating relief and recovery efforts and for developing and coordinating plans to prevent terrorism and to minimize risks of danger from natural disasters. • The Directorate includes the Federal Emergency Management Agency and also coordinates efforts with the Strategic
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certificate of rehabilitation
certificate of rehabilitation. 1. A document issued in some states by a court or other authorized governmental agency, such as a parole board, as evidence that a convicted offender is entitled to recover at least some of the rights and privileges of citizenship. • The terms and conditions under which certificates of rehabilitation are issued
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octroi
octroi (ok-troy or ahk-trwah), n. [French] 1. Hist. A grant or privilege of a charter by a sovereign. 2. A local tax levied on certain goods that are brought into a city (esp. in some European countries). 3. The place where such a tax is collected. 4. The agency for collecting such a tax.
organic statute
A law that establishes an administrative agency or local government. Cf. ORGANIC LAW.
equitable abstention
A federal court’s refraining from interfering with a state administrative agency’s decision on a local matter when the aggrieved party has adequate relief in the state courts.
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