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Empire
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EmpireThis word signifies, first, authority or command; it is the power to command or govern those actions of men which would otherwise be free; secondly, the country under the government of an emperor but sometimes it is used to designate a country subject to kingly power.
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Word
Construction. One or more syllables which when united convey an idea a single part of speech.
Authority
Government. The right and power which an officer has in the exercise of a public function to compel obedience to his lawful commands.
Command
1) It signifies an order; an apprentice is bound to obey the lawful command of his master; a constable may command rioters to keep the peace. 2) He who commands another to do an unlawful act, is accessary to it. 3) Command is also equivalent to deputation or voluntary substitution; as, when a master employs one to do a thing, he is said to have Commanded him to do it; and he is responsible accordingly.
Power
This is either inherent or derivative. The former is the right, ability, or faculty of doing something, without receiving that right, ability, or faculty from another. The people have the power to establish a form of govemment, or to change one already established. A father has the legal power to chastise his son; a master, his apprentice.
Free
"1) Not bound to servitude; at liberty to act as one pleases. This word is put in opposition to slave. 2) Ships. By this is understood neutral vessels. Free ships are sometimes considered as making free goods.
Country
By country is meant the state of which one is a member.
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.
Emperor
An officer. This word is synonymous with the Latin imperator; they are both derived from the. verb imperare. Literally, it signifies he who commands.
Subject
1) Contracts. The thing which is the object of an agreement. This term is used in the laws of Scotland. 2) Persons, government. An individual member of a nation, who is subject to the laws; this term is used in contradistiction to citizen, which is applied to the same individual when considering his political rights.
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Emolument
The lawful gain or profit which arises from an office.
Empalement
A punishment in which a sharp polo was forced up the fundament.
Emperor
An officer. This word is synonymous with the Latin imperator; they are both derived from the. verb imperare. Literally, it signifies he who commands.
Emphyteosis
Civil law. The name of a contract by which the owner of an uncultivated piece of land granted it to another either in perpetuity, or for a long time, on condition that he should: improve it, by building, planting or cultivating it, and should pay for it an annual rent; with a right to the grantee to alienate it, or transmit it by descent to his heirs, and under a condition that the grantor should never re-enter as long as the rent should be paid to him by the grantee or his assigns.
Emphyteusis
Civil law: a long-term (many years or in perpetuity) rental of land or buildings including the exclusive enjoyment of all product of that land and the exercise of all property rights typically reserved for the property owner such as mortgaging the property for the term of the emphyteusis or permitting a right of way.
Empire
Employed
One who is in the service of another. Such a person is entitled to rights and liable to.perform certain duties.
Employee
One who is authorized to act for another; a mandatory.
Employee account fraud
When employees are also customers, employees may make unauthorized adjustments to their accounts (including write-off).
Employer
One who has engaged or hired the services of another. He is entitled to rights and bound to perform duties.
Employer sanctions
The employer sanctions provision of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 prohibits employers from hiring, recruiting, or referring for a fee aliens known to be unauthorized to work in the United States. Violators of the law are subject to a series of civil fines for violations or criminal penalties when there is a pattern or practice of violations.
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Word
Construction. One or more syllables which when united convey an idea a single part of speech.
Authority
Government. The right and power which an officer has in the exercise of a public function to compel obedience to his lawful commands.
Command
1) It signifies an order; an apprentice is bound to obey the lawful command of his master; a constable may command rioters to keep the peace. 2) He who commands another to do an unlawful act, is accessary to it. 3) Command is also equivalent to deputation or voluntary substitution; as, when a master employs one to do a thing, he is said to have Commanded him to do it; and he is responsible accordingly.
Power
This is either inherent or derivative. The former is the right, ability, or faculty of doing something, without receiving that right, ability, or faculty from another. The people have the power to establish a form of govemment, or to change one already established. A father has the legal power to chastise his son; a master, his apprentice.
Free
"1) Not bound to servitude; at liberty to act as one pleases. This word is put in opposition to slave. 2) Ships. By this is understood neutral vessels. Free ships are sometimes considered as making free goods.
Country
By country is meant the state of which one is a member.
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.
Emperor
An officer. This word is synonymous with the Latin imperator; they are both derived from the. verb imperare. Literally, it signifies he who commands.
Subject
1) Contracts. The thing which is the object of an agreement. This term is used in the laws of Scotland. 2) Persons, government. An individual member of a nation, who is subject to the laws; this term is used in contradistiction to citizen, which is applied to the same individual when considering his political rights.
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Emolument
The lawful gain or profit which arises from an office.
Empalement
A punishment in which a sharp polo was forced up the fundament.
Emperor
An officer. This word is synonymous with the Latin imperator; they are both derived from the. verb imperare. Literally, it signifies he who commands.
Emphyteosis
Civil law. The name of a contract by which the owner of an uncultivated piece of land granted it to another either in perpetuity, or for a long time, on condition that he should: improve it, by building, planting or cultivating it, and should pay for it an annual rent; with a right to the grantee to alienate it, or transmit it by descent to his heirs, and under a condition that the grantor should never re-enter as long as the rent should be paid to him by the grantee or his assigns.
Emphyteusis
Civil law: a long-term (many years or in perpetuity) rental of land or buildings including the exclusive enjoyment of all product of that land and the exercise of all property rights typically reserved for the property owner such as mortgaging the property for the term of the emphyteusis or permitting a right of way.
Empire
Employed
One who is in the service of another. Such a person is entitled to rights and liable to.perform certain duties.
Employee
One who is authorized to act for another; a mandatory.
Employee account fraud
When employees are also customers, employees may make unauthorized adjustments to their accounts (including write-off).
Employer
One who has engaged or hired the services of another. He is entitled to rights and bound to perform duties.
Employer sanctions
The employer sanctions provision of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 prohibits employers from hiring, recruiting, or referring for a fee aliens known to be unauthorized to work in the United States. Violators of the law are subject to a series of civil fines for violations or criminal penalties when there is a pattern or practice of violations.
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