resulting powers
resulting powers 〈美〉派生权力 联邦政府经综合各种宪法赋予的权力而产生的权力或权限，如发行国库券的权力。
Search Results for: resulting power
resulting power
A political power derived from the aggregate powers expressly or impliedly granted by a constitution.
amnesty
amnesty, n. A pardon extended by the government to a group or class of persons, usu. for a political offense; the act of a sovereign power officially forgiving certain classes of persons who are subject to trial but have not yet been convicted (the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act provided amnesty for undocumented aliens
natural monopoly
A monopoly resulting from a circumstance over which the monopolist has no power, as when the market for a product is so limited that only one plant is needed to meet demand.
lost earning capacity
A person’s diminished earning power resulting from an injury. • This impairment is recoverable as an element of damages in a tort action. Cf. lost earnings under EARNINGS. [Cases: Damages 38.C.J.S. Damages § 56.]
lost earning capacity Read More »
city attorney
city attorney. An attorney employed by a city to advise it and represent it in legal matters. — Also termed mu-nicipal attorney; city counsel; corporation counsel; city solicitor. [Cases: Municipal Corporations 214(3).] “There may have been a time in this country when the function of the City Attorney of the average city consisted mainly of
appointment
appointment, n. 1. The designation of a person, such as a nonelected public official, for a job or duty; esp., the naming of someone to a nonelected public office (Article II of the U.S. Constitution grants the President the power of appointment for principal federal officials, subject to senatorial consent). [Cases: Officers and Public Employees
fraudulent conveyance
fraudulent conveyance. 1. A transfer of property for little or no consideration, made for the purpose of hindering or delaying a creditor by putting the property beyond the creditor’s reach; a transaction by which the owner of real or personal property seeks to place the property beyond the reach of creditors. — Also termed fraud
fraudulent conveyance Read More »
lost earning capacity
lost earning capacity. A person’s diminished earning power resulting from an injury. • This impairment is recoverable as an element of damages in a tort action. Cf. lost earnings under EARNINGS. [Cases: Damages 38. C.J.S. Damages § 56.] “To some extent the phrases ‘loss of earnings’ and ‘loss of earning capacity’ are used interchangeably. But
lost earning capacity Read More »