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Department of the treasury of the united states
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Department of the treasury of the united statesGovernment. The department of the treasury is constituted of the following officers, namely: the secretary of the treasury, the head of the department, two comptrollers, five auditors, a treasurer, a register, and a commissioner of the land office.
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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.
Department
A portion of a country.
Treasury
The place where treasure is kept the office of a treasurer. The term is more usually applied to the public than to a private treasury. Vide Department of the Treasury o the United States.
Secretary
An officer who, by order of his superior, writes letters and other instruments. He is so called because he is possessed of the secrets of his employer. This term wag used in France in 1343, and in England the term secretary was first applied to the clerks of the king, who being always near his person were called clerks of the secret, and in the reign of Henry VIII. the term secretary of state came into it.
Treasurer
An officer entrusted with the treasures or money either of a private individual, a corporation, a company, or a state.
Register
1) Register or Registrar. An officer authorized by law to keep a record called a register or registry; as the register for the probate of wills.2) Common law. The certificate of registry granted to the person or persons entitled thereto, by the collector of the district, comprehending the port to which any ship or vessel shall belong; more properly, the registry itself. 3) Evidence. A book containing a record of facts as they occur, kept by public authority; a register of births, marriages and burials.
Commissioner
Officer. One who has a lawful commission to execute a public office.
Office
An office is a right to exercise a public function or employment, and to take the fees and emoluments belonging to it
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Department
A portion of a country.
Department of Justice
The United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation) was created in 1870.
Department of the navy
Government. An executive department, under the denomination of the department of the navy, the chief officer of which shall be called the secretary of the navy.
Department of war
Government. An executive department, to be denominated the department of war; and there shall be a principal officer therein, to be called the secretary for the department of war.
Departure
Maritime law. A deviation from the course of the voyage insured.
Departure under safeguards
The departure of an illegal alien from the United States which is physically observed by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official.
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Denizen
English law. An alien born, who has obtained, ex donatione legis, letters patent to make him au English subject.
Denunciation
Criminal law. This term is used by the civilians to signify the act by which au individual informs a public officer, whose duty it is to prosecute offenders, that a crime has been committed.
Deodand
English law. This word is derived from Deo dandum, to be given to God; and is used to designate the instrument, whether it be an animal or inanimate thing, which has caused the death of a man.
Department
A portion of a country.
Department of the navy
Government. An executive department, under the denomination of the department of the navy, the chief officer of which shall be called the secretary of the navy.
Department of the treasury of the united states
Department of war
Government. An executive department, to be denominated the department of war; and there shall be a principal officer therein, to be called the secretary for the department of war.
Departure
Maritime law. A deviation from the course of the voyage insured.
Departure under safeguards
The departure of an illegal alien from the United States which is physically observed by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official.
Depecage
A French term referring to the application to a conflict of laws problem of different laws, each of which is properly applicable to a different legal issues arising in the problem.
Dependency
A territory distinct from the country in which the supreme sovereign, power resides, but belonging rightfully to it, and subject to the laws and regulations which the sovereign may think proper to prescribe.
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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.
Department
A portion of a country.
Treasury
The place where treasure is kept the office of a treasurer. The term is more usually applied to the public than to a private treasury. Vide Department of the Treasury o the United States.
Secretary
An officer who, by order of his superior, writes letters and other instruments. He is so called because he is possessed of the secrets of his employer. This term wag used in France in 1343, and in England the term secretary was first applied to the clerks of the king, who being always near his person were called clerks of the secret, and in the reign of Henry VIII. the term secretary of state came into it.
Treasurer
An officer entrusted with the treasures or money either of a private individual, a corporation, a company, or a state.
Register
1) Register or Registrar. An officer authorized by law to keep a record called a register or registry; as the register for the probate of wills.2) Common law. The certificate of registry granted to the person or persons entitled thereto, by the collector of the district, comprehending the port to which any ship or vessel shall belong; more properly, the registry itself. 3) Evidence. A book containing a record of facts as they occur, kept by public authority; a register of births, marriages and burials.
Commissioner
Officer. One who has a lawful commission to execute a public office.
Office
An office is a right to exercise a public function or employment, and to take the fees and emoluments belonging to it
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Department
A portion of a country.
Department of Justice
The United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation) was created in 1870.
Department of the navy
Government. An executive department, under the denomination of the department of the navy, the chief officer of which shall be called the secretary of the navy.
Department of war
Government. An executive department, to be denominated the department of war; and there shall be a principal officer therein, to be called the secretary for the department of war.
Departure
Maritime law. A deviation from the course of the voyage insured.
Departure under safeguards
The departure of an illegal alien from the United States which is physically observed by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Denizen
English law. An alien born, who has obtained, ex donatione legis, letters patent to make him au English subject.
Denunciation
Criminal law. This term is used by the civilians to signify the act by which au individual informs a public officer, whose duty it is to prosecute offenders, that a crime has been committed.
Deodand
English law. This word is derived from Deo dandum, to be given to God; and is used to designate the instrument, whether it be an animal or inanimate thing, which has caused the death of a man.
Department
A portion of a country.
Department of the navy
Government. An executive department, under the denomination of the department of the navy, the chief officer of which shall be called the secretary of the navy.
Department of the treasury of the united states
Department of war
Government. An executive department, to be denominated the department of war; and there shall be a principal officer therein, to be called the secretary for the department of war.
Departure
Maritime law. A deviation from the course of the voyage insured.
Departure under safeguards
The departure of an illegal alien from the United States which is physically observed by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official.
Depecage
A French term referring to the application to a conflict of laws problem of different laws, each of which is properly applicable to a different legal issues arising in the problem.
Dependency
A territory distinct from the country in which the supreme sovereign, power resides, but belonging rightfully to it, and subject to the laws and regulations which the sovereign may think proper to prescribe.
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