adjournment ([schwa]-j[schwa]rn-m[schwa]nt), n. 1. The act of adjourning; specif., a putting off of a court session or other meeting or assembly until a later time. See ADJOURN. adjournment sine die ([schwa]-j[schwa]rn-m[schwa]nt sI-nee [or sin-ay] dI-ee). The ending of a deliberative assembly’s or court’s session without setting a time to reconvene. — Also termed adjournment without […]
suspend, vb. 1. To interrupt; postpone; defer (the fire alarm suspended the prosecutor’s opening statement). 2. To temporarily keep (a person) from performing a function, occupying an office, holding a job, or exercising a right or privilege (the attorney’s law license was suspended for violating the Model Rules of Professional Conduct). [Cases: Licenses 38; Officers
bicameral, adj. (Of a legislature) having two legislative houses (usu. called the House of Representatives, or the Assembly, and the Senate). • The federal government and all states except Nebraska have bicameral legislatures. [Cases: States 26. C.J.S. States § 40.] — bicameralism, n.
commission, n. 1. A warrant or authority, from the government or a court, that empowers the person named to execute official acts (the student received his commission to the U.S. Navy after graduation). 2. The authority under which a person transacts business for another (the client gave her attorney express commission to sign the contract).
legislative department 立法部门 政府三大部门之一，其职能为制定法律。从而有别于行政部门和司法部门。 (→legislature)
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legislative intent 立法意图 指立法机关在制定某一法律时的意图或打算，其被认为是制定法的核心、灵魂和精髓，也是对制定法进行解释的指南。当制定法的文字模糊不清或内容不一致时，法院常努力根据立法意图来解释制定法。该词亦称「intention of the legislature」；「intent of the legislature」。
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A bill passed by both houses of the legislature and signed by their presiding officers. See ENROLL(2); ENROLLED-BILL RULE. [Cases: Statutes 37. C.J.S. Statutes §§ 56–58.]
A veto that is conclusive unless overridden by an extraordinary majority of the legislature. • This is the type of veto power that the President of the United States has. — Also termed limited veto; negative veto.
A group of legislators appointed to help a legislature conduct its business, esp. by providing careful consideration of proposals for new legislation within a particular field so that the entire body can handle its work efficiently without wasting time and effort on unmeritorious submissions. [Cases: States 34. C.J.S. States §§ 55–58.]
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veto message. A statement communicating the reasons for the executive’s refusing to sign into law a bill passed by the legislature. — Sometimes shortened to veto.