secundum normam legis
secundum normam legis (si-k[schwa]n-d[schwa]m nor-m[schwa]m lee-jis). [Latin] Hist. According to the rule of law; by rule of law.
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illegal vote
A vote that does not count because it was cast by someone not entitled to vote or for an ineligible choice, or in a form or manner that does not comply with the applicable rules. See spoiled ballot under BALLOT(2).
conventionalism
conventionalism. A jurisprudential conception of legal practice and tradition holding that law is a matter of respecting and enforcing legal and social rules. “Conventionalism makes two postinterpretive, directive claims. The first is positive: that judges must respect the established legal conventions of their community except in rare circumstances. It insists, in other words, that they
doctrine of necessaries
doctrine of necessaries. 1. The rule holding a parent or spouse liable to anyone who sells goods or provides medical services to that person’s child or spouse if the goods or services are required for sustenance, support, or healthcare. 2. Archaic. The common-law rule holding a husband or father liable to anyone who sells goods
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promulgate
promulgate (pr[schwa]-m[schwa]l-gayt orprom-[schwa]l-gayt), vb. 1. To declare or announce publicly; to proclaim. 2. To put (a law or decree) into force or effect. 3. (Of an administrative agency) to carry out the formal process of rulemaking by publishing the proposed regulation, inviting public comments, and approving or rejecting the proposal. — promulgation (prom-[ schwa]l-gay-sh[schwa]n or
internal affairs doctrine
Conflict of laws. The rule that in disputes involving a corporation and its relationships with its shareholders, directors, officers, or agents, the law to be applied is the law of the state of incorporation. • This doctrine applies in the majority of states. In a few states, notably California and New York, foreign corporations must
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grandfather clause
grandfather clause. 1. Hist. A clause in the constitutions of some Southern states exempting from suffrage re-strictions the descendants of men who voted before the Civil War. 2. A provision that creates an exemption from the law’s effect for something that existed before the law’s effective date; specif., a statutory or regulatory clause that exempts
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internal affairs doctrine
internal-affairs doctrine. Conflict of laws. The rule that in disputes involving a corporation and its relationships with its shareholders, directors, officers, or agents, the law to be applied is the law of the state of incorporation. • This doctrine applies in the majority of states. In a few states, notably California and New York, foreign
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diplomacy
diplomacy, n. Int’l law. 1. The art and practice of conducting negotiations between national governments. open diplomacy. Diplomacy carried on with free access to interested observers and members of the press. parliamentary diplomacy. The negotiations and discussions carried out in international organizations according to their rules of procedure. secret diplomacy. Diplomacy carried on behind closed
quasi judicial
quasi-judicial, adj. Of, relating to, or involving an executive or administrative official’s adjudicative acts. • Quasi-judicial acts, which are valid if there is no abuse of discretion, often determine the fundamental rights of citizens. They are subject to review by courts. [Cases: Administrative Law and Procedure 108. C.J.S. Public Administrative Law and Procedure §§ 10–11.]