sovereign state. 1. A state that possesses an independent existence, being complete in itself, without being merely part of a larger whole to whose government it is subject. 2. A political community whose members are bound together by the tie of common subjection to some central authority, whose commands those members must obey. — Also […]
Behavior that does not involve exerting will on the external world. Cf. active conduct.
A political community in which part of the powers of external sovereignty are exercised by the home government, and part are vested in or controlled by some other political body or bodies. • Such a state is not fully independent because by the conditions of its existence it is not allowed full freedom of action
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pure theory. The philosophy of Hans Kelsen, in which he contends that a legal system must be “pure” — that is, self-supporting and not dependent on extralegal values. • Kelsen’s theory, set out in such works as General Theory of Law and the State (1945) and The Pure Theory of Law (1934), maintains that laws
motive. Something, esp. willful desire, that leads one to act. — Also termed ulterior intent. Cf. INTENT. “The term ‘motive’ is unfortunately ambiguous. That feeling which internally urges or pushes a person to do or refrain from doing an act is an emotion, and is of course evidential towards his doing or not doing the
Contracts. A mistake that does not relate to the nature of the contents of an agreement, but only to some external circumstance, so that the mistake has no effect on the validity of the agreement. — Also termed inessential mistake; nonessential mistake; collateral mistake. [Cases: Contracts 93. C.J.S. Contracts §§ 136, 147–148.]
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subjective, adj. 1. Based on an individual’s perceptions, feelings, or intentions, as opposed to externally verifiable phenomena (the subjective theory of contract — that the parties must have an actual meeting of the minds — is not favored by most courts). 2. Personal; individual (subjective judgments about popular music). Cf. OBJECTIVE.
political power. The power vested in a person or body of persons exercising any function of the state; the capacity to influence the activities of the body politic. — Also termed civil power. sovereign political power. Power that is absolute and uncontrolled within its own sphere. • Within its designated limits, its exercise and effective
The bodily condition of showing no response to external stimuli, no spontaneous movements, no breathing, no reflexes, and a flat reading (usu. for a full day) on a machine that measures the brain’s electrical activity. — Also termed legal death.
objective, adj. 1. Of, relating to, or based on externally verifiable phenomena, as opposed to an individual’s perceptions, feelings, or intentions (the objective facts). 2. Without bias or prejudice; disinterested (because her son was involved, she felt she could not be objective). Cf. SUBJECTIVE.