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Civil officer
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Civil officerBy this term areincluded all officers of the United States who hold their appointments under the national government, whether their duties are executive or judicial, in the highest or the lowest departments; of the government, with the exception of officers of the army and navy.
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Term
1) Construction. Word; expression speech. 2) Contracts. This word is used in the civil, law to denote the space of time granted to the debtor for discharging his obligation; there are express terms resulting from the positive stipulations of the agreement; as, where one undertakes to pay a certain sum on a certain day and also terms which tacitly result from the nature of the things which are the object of the engagement, or from the place where the act is agreed to be done. For instance, if a builder engage to construct a house for me, I must allow a reasonable time for fulfilling his engagement. 3) Estates. The limitation of an estate, as a term for years, for life, and the like. The word term does not merely signify the time specified in the lease, but the estate also and interest that passes by that lease; and therefore the term may expire during the continuance of the time, as by surrender, forfeiture and the like. 4) Practice. The space of time during which a court holds a session; sometimes the term is a monthly, at others it is a quarterly period, according to the constitution of the court.
States
By this name are understood in some countries, the assembly of the different orders of the people to regulate the affairs of the commonwealth, as, the states general.
Hold
To decide, adjudge, decree. Whence also freehold and leasehold. "Holding", relating to ownership in property, embraces two idea: actual possession of some subject of property, and being invested with the legal title. It may be applied to anything the subject of property, in law or in equity.
National
National or public domain. All the property which belongs to the state is comprehended under the name of national or public domain.
Government
"natural and political law. The manner in which sovereignty is exercised in each state. There are three simple forms of government, the democratic, the aristocratic, and monarchical. But these three simple forms may be varied to infinity by the mixture and divisions of their different powers. Sometimes by the word government is understood the body of men, or the individual in the state, to whom is entrusted the executive power. It is taken in this sense when the government is spoken of in opposition to other bodies in the state.
Duties
In its most enlarged sense, this word is nearly equivalent to taxes, embracing all impositions or charges levied on persons or things; in its more restrained sense, it is often used as equivalent to customs or imposts.
Executive
Government. That power in the government which causes the laws to be executed and obeyed: it is usually. confided to the hands of the chief magistrate; the president of the United States is invested with this authority under the national government; and the governor of each state has the executive power in his hands.
Judicial
Belonging, or emanating from a judge, as such.
Exception
1) English Eq. practice. Re-interrogation. 2) Legislation, construction. Exceptions are rules which limit the extent of other more general rules, and render that just and proper, which would be, on account of its generality, unjust and improper.
Navy
The whole shippings taken collectively, belonging to the government of an independent nation; the ships belonging to private individuals are not included in the navy.
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Civil
1) It is used in contradistinction to barbarous or savage, to indicate a state of society reduced to order and regular government; thus we speak of civil life, civil society, civil government, and civil liberty. 2) It is sometimes used in contradistinction to criminal, to indicate the private rights and remedies of men, as members of the community, in contrast to those which are public and relate to the government; thus we speak of civil process and criminal process, civil jurisdiction and criminal jurisdiction.
Civil action
Any lawsuit relating to civil matters and not criminal prosecution.
Civil commotion
Lord Mansfield defines a civil commotion to be "an insurrection of the people for general purposes, though it may not amount to rebellion where there is an usurped power."
Civil court
The court which presides over non criminal cases.
Civil death
Persons. The change of the state of a person who is declared civilly dead by judgment of a competent tribunal.
Civil law
All law that is not criminal law. Usually pertains to the settlement of disputes between individuals, organizations or groups and having to do with the establishment, recovery or redress of private and civil rights.
Civil lawsuit
A non-criminal lawsuit.
Civil list
The sum which is yearly paid by the state to its monarch, and the domains of which he is suffered to have the enjoyment.
Civil litigation
Non criminal litigation.
Civil obligation
Civil law. One which binds in law, vinculum juris, and which may be enforeed in a court of justice.
Civil procedure
The rules and process by which a civil case is tried and appealed, including the preparations for trial, the rules of evidence and trial conduct, and the procedure for pursuing appeals.
Civil remedy
Practice. This term is used in opposition to the remedy given by indictment in a criminal case, and signifies the remedy which the law gives to the party against the offender.
Civil right lawsuit
A lawsuit to protect civil rights.
Civil state
The union of individual men in civil society under a system of laws and a magistracy, or magistracies, charged with the administration of the laws.
Civil surgeon
A medically trained, licensed and experienced doctor practicing in the U.S. who is certified by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.These medical professionals receive U.S. immigration-focused training in order to provide examinations as required by the CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention) and USCIS. For medical examinations given overseas, please see Panel Physician.
Civilian
A doctor, professor, or student of the civil law.
Civiliter
Civilly; opposed to criminaliter or criminally.
Civiliter mortuus
Civilly dead; one who is considered as if he were naturally dead, go far as his rights are concerned.
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Civil commotion
Lord Mansfield defines a civil commotion to be "an insurrection of the people for general purposes, though it may not amount to rebellion where there is an usurped power."
Civil court
The court which presides over non criminal cases.
Civil death
Persons. The change of the state of a person who is declared civilly dead by judgment of a competent tribunal.
Civil list
The sum which is yearly paid by the state to its monarch, and the domains of which he is suffered to have the enjoyment.
Civil obligation
Civil law. One which binds in law, vinculum juris, and which may be enforeed in a court of justice.
Civil officer
Civil procedure
The rules and process by which a civil case is tried and appealed, including the preparations for trial, the rules of evidence and trial conduct, and the procedure for pursuing appeals.
Civil remedy
Practice. This term is used in opposition to the remedy given by indictment in a criminal case, and signifies the remedy which the law gives to the party against the offender.
Civil state
The union of individual men in civil society under a system of laws and a magistracy, or magistracies, charged with the administration of the laws.
Civil surgeon
A medically trained, licensed and experienced doctor practicing in the U.S. who is certified by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.These medical professionals receive U.S. immigration-focused training in order to provide examinations as required by the CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention) and USCIS. For medical examinations given overseas, please see Panel Physician.
Civilian
A doctor, professor, or student of the civil law.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Term
1) Construction. Word; expression speech. 2) Contracts. This word is used in the civil, law to denote the space of time granted to the debtor for discharging his obligation; there are express terms resulting from the positive stipulations of the agreement; as, where one undertakes to pay a certain sum on a certain day and also terms which tacitly result from the nature of the things which are the object of the engagement, or from the place where the act is agreed to be done. For instance, if a builder engage to construct a house for me, I must allow a reasonable time for fulfilling his engagement. 3) Estates. The limitation of an estate, as a term for years, for life, and the like. The word term does not merely signify the time specified in the lease, but the estate also and interest that passes by that lease; and therefore the term may expire during the continuance of the time, as by surrender, forfeiture and the like. 4) Practice. The space of time during which a court holds a session; sometimes the term is a monthly, at others it is a quarterly period, according to the constitution of the court.
States
By this name are understood in some countries, the assembly of the different orders of the people to regulate the affairs of the commonwealth, as, the states general.
Hold
To decide, adjudge, decree. Whence also freehold and leasehold. "Holding", relating to ownership in property, embraces two idea: actual possession of some subject of property, and being invested with the legal title. It may be applied to anything the subject of property, in law or in equity.
National
National or public domain. All the property which belongs to the state is comprehended under the name of national or public domain.
Government
"natural and political law. The manner in which sovereignty is exercised in each state. There are three simple forms of government, the democratic, the aristocratic, and monarchical. But these three simple forms may be varied to infinity by the mixture and divisions of their different powers. Sometimes by the word government is understood the body of men, or the individual in the state, to whom is entrusted the executive power. It is taken in this sense when the government is spoken of in opposition to other bodies in the state.
Duties
In its most enlarged sense, this word is nearly equivalent to taxes, embracing all impositions or charges levied on persons or things; in its more restrained sense, it is often used as equivalent to customs or imposts.
Executive
Government. That power in the government which causes the laws to be executed and obeyed: it is usually. confided to the hands of the chief magistrate; the president of the United States is invested with this authority under the national government; and the governor of each state has the executive power in his hands.
Judicial
Belonging, or emanating from a judge, as such.
Exception
1) English Eq. practice. Re-interrogation. 2) Legislation, construction. Exceptions are rules which limit the extent of other more general rules, and render that just and proper, which would be, on account of its generality, unjust and improper.
Navy
The whole shippings taken collectively, belonging to the government of an independent nation; the ships belonging to private individuals are not included in the navy.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Civil
1) It is used in contradistinction to barbarous or savage, to indicate a state of society reduced to order and regular government; thus we speak of civil life, civil society, civil government, and civil liberty. 2) It is sometimes used in contradistinction to criminal, to indicate the private rights and remedies of men, as members of the community, in contrast to those which are public and relate to the government; thus we speak of civil process and criminal process, civil jurisdiction and criminal jurisdiction.
Civil action
Any lawsuit relating to civil matters and not criminal prosecution.
Civil commotion
Lord Mansfield defines a civil commotion to be "an insurrection of the people for general purposes, though it may not amount to rebellion where there is an usurped power."
Civil court
The court which presides over non criminal cases.
Civil death
Persons. The change of the state of a person who is declared civilly dead by judgment of a competent tribunal.
Civil law
All law that is not criminal law. Usually pertains to the settlement of disputes between individuals, organizations or groups and having to do with the establishment, recovery or redress of private and civil rights.
Civil lawsuit
A non-criminal lawsuit.
Civil list
The sum which is yearly paid by the state to its monarch, and the domains of which he is suffered to have the enjoyment.
Civil litigation
Non criminal litigation.
Civil obligation
Civil law. One which binds in law, vinculum juris, and which may be enforeed in a court of justice.
Civil procedure
The rules and process by which a civil case is tried and appealed, including the preparations for trial, the rules of evidence and trial conduct, and the procedure for pursuing appeals.
Civil remedy
Practice. This term is used in opposition to the remedy given by indictment in a criminal case, and signifies the remedy which the law gives to the party against the offender.
Civil right lawsuit
A lawsuit to protect civil rights.
Civil state
The union of individual men in civil society under a system of laws and a magistracy, or magistracies, charged with the administration of the laws.
Civil surgeon
A medically trained, licensed and experienced doctor practicing in the U.S. who is certified by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.These medical professionals receive U.S. immigration-focused training in order to provide examinations as required by the CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention) and USCIS. For medical examinations given overseas, please see Panel Physician.
Civilian
A doctor, professor, or student of the civil law.
Civiliter
Civilly; opposed to criminaliter or criminally.
Civiliter mortuus
Civilly dead; one who is considered as if he were naturally dead, go far as his rights are concerned.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Civil commotion
Lord Mansfield defines a civil commotion to be "an insurrection of the people for general purposes, though it may not amount to rebellion where there is an usurped power."
Civil court
The court which presides over non criminal cases.
Civil death
Persons. The change of the state of a person who is declared civilly dead by judgment of a competent tribunal.
Civil list
The sum which is yearly paid by the state to its monarch, and the domains of which he is suffered to have the enjoyment.
Civil obligation
Civil law. One which binds in law, vinculum juris, and which may be enforeed in a court of justice.
Civil officer
Civil procedure
The rules and process by which a civil case is tried and appealed, including the preparations for trial, the rules of evidence and trial conduct, and the procedure for pursuing appeals.
Civil remedy
Practice. This term is used in opposition to the remedy given by indictment in a criminal case, and signifies the remedy which the law gives to the party against the offender.
Civil state
The union of individual men in civil society under a system of laws and a magistracy, or magistracies, charged with the administration of the laws.
Civil surgeon
A medically trained, licensed and experienced doctor practicing in the U.S. who is certified by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.These medical professionals receive U.S. immigration-focused training in order to provide examinations as required by the CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention) and USCIS. For medical examinations given overseas, please see Panel Physician.
Civilian
A doctor, professor, or student of the civil law.
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