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ExecutiveGovernment. 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.
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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.
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.
Chief
Principal. One who is put above the rest.
Magistrate
Mun. law. A public civil officer, invested with some part of the legislative, executive, or judicial power given by the constitution. In a narrower sense this term includes only inferior judicial officers, as justices of the peace.
President
An officer of a company who is to direct the manner in which business is to be transacted. From the decision of the president there is an appeal to the body over which he presides.
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.
Authority
Government. The right and power which an officer has in the exercise of a public function to compel obedience to his lawful commands.
National
National or public domain. All the property which belongs to the state is comprehended under the name of national or public domain.
Governor
The title of the executive magistrate in each state and territory of the United States. Under the names of the particular states, the reader will find some of the duties of the governor of such state.
Each
Every one of the two or more composing the whole.
State
1) Government. In its most enlarged sense, it signifies a self-sufficient body of persons united together in one community for the defence of their rights, and to do right and justice to foreigners. In this sense, the state means the whole people united into one body politic; and the state, and the people of the state, are equivalent expressions. 2) Condition of persons. This word has various acceptations. If we inquire into its origin, it will be found to come from the Latin status, which is derived from the verb stare, sto, whence has been made statio, which signifies the place where a person is located, stat, to fulfil the obligations which are imposed upon him.
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.
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Execute
To complete; to sign; to carry out according to its terms.
Executio non
These words occur in the stat.in the following connexion: Et...precipiatur vice comiti quod scire faciat parti... quod sit ad certum diem ostensura si quid sciat dicere quare hujustnodi irrotulata vel in fine contenta executionem habere non debeant. This statute is the origin of the scire facias post annum et diem quare executionem non. To a plea in bar to such a writ, the defendant should conclude that the plaintiff ought not to have or maintain his aforesaid execution thereof against him, which is called the executio non, as in other cases by actio non.
Execution
1) Contracts. The accomplishment of a thing; as the execution of a bond and warrant of attorney, which is the signing, sealing, and delivery of the same. 2) Criminal law. The putting a convict to death, agreeably to law, in pursuance of his sentence.
Execution paree
By the term execution paree, which is used in Louisiana, is meant a right founded on an authentic act; that is, and passed before a notary, by which the creditor may immediately, without citation or summons, seize and cause to be sold, the property of his debtor, out of the proceeds of which to receive his payment.
Executioner
The name given to him who puts criminals to death, according to their sentence; a hangman.
Executor
A person specifically appointed by a testator to administer the will ensuring that final wishes are respected (i.e. that the will is properly "executed"). An executor is a personal representative.
Executory
Whatever may be executed; as an executory sentence or judgment, an executory contract.
Executory contract doctrine
The American general maritime law (infra) principle that no maritime lien arises from the breach of an unexecuted contract. Such a contract gives rise only to an action in personam, and not to an action in rem. For example, no maritime lien arises for breach of a seaman's employment contract unless the seaman has performed some work on board; nor does a lien exist for the supply of necessaries which have not been furnished to the ship.
Executory process
Via executoria. In Louisiana, this is a process which can be resorted to only in two. cases, namely: 1) When the creditor's right arises-from an act importing a confession of judgment, and which contains a privilege or mortgage in his favor. 2) When the creditor demands the execution of a judgment which has been rendered by a tribunal different from that within whose jurisdiction the execution is sought.
Executrix
A woman who has been appointed by. will to execute such will or testament.
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Execute
To complete; to sign; to carry out according to its terms.
Executio non
These words occur in the stat.in the following connexion: Et...precipiatur vice comiti quod scire faciat parti... quod sit ad certum diem ostensura si quid sciat dicere quare hujustnodi irrotulata vel in fine contenta executionem habere non debeant. This statute is the origin of the scire facias post annum et diem quare executionem non. To a plea in bar to such a writ, the defendant should conclude that the plaintiff ought not to have or maintain his aforesaid execution thereof against him, which is called the executio non, as in other cases by actio non.
Execution
1) Contracts. The accomplishment of a thing; as the execution of a bond and warrant of attorney, which is the signing, sealing, and delivery of the same. 2) Criminal law. The putting a convict to death, agreeably to law, in pursuance of his sentence.
Execution paree
By the term execution paree, which is used in Louisiana, is meant a right founded on an authentic act; that is, and passed before a notary, by which the creditor may immediately, without citation or summons, seize and cause to be sold, the property of his debtor, out of the proceeds of which to receive his payment.
Executioner
The name given to him who puts criminals to death, according to their sentence; a hangman.
Executive
Executor
A person specifically appointed by a testator to administer the will ensuring that final wishes are respected (i.e. that the will is properly "executed"). An executor is a personal representative.
Executory
Whatever may be executed; as an executory sentence or judgment, an executory contract.
Executory contract doctrine
The American general maritime law (infra) principle that no maritime lien arises from the breach of an unexecuted contract. Such a contract gives rise only to an action in personam, and not to an action in rem. For example, no maritime lien arises for breach of a seaman's employment contract unless the seaman has performed some work on board; nor does a lien exist for the supply of necessaries which have not been furnished to the ship.
Executory process
Via executoria. In Louisiana, this is a process which can be resorted to only in two. cases, namely: 1) When the creditor's right arises-from an act importing a confession of judgment, and which contains a privilege or mortgage in his favor. 2) When the creditor demands the execution of a judgment which has been rendered by a tribunal different from that within whose jurisdiction the execution is sought.
Executrix
A woman who has been appointed by. will to execute such will or testament.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
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.
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.
Chief
Principal. One who is put above the rest.
Magistrate
Mun. law. A public civil officer, invested with some part of the legislative, executive, or judicial power given by the constitution. In a narrower sense this term includes only inferior judicial officers, as justices of the peace.
President
An officer of a company who is to direct the manner in which business is to be transacted. From the decision of the president there is an appeal to the body over which he presides.
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.
Authority
Government. The right and power which an officer has in the exercise of a public function to compel obedience to his lawful commands.
National
National or public domain. All the property which belongs to the state is comprehended under the name of national or public domain.
Governor
The title of the executive magistrate in each state and territory of the United States. Under the names of the particular states, the reader will find some of the duties of the governor of such state.
Each
Every one of the two or more composing the whole.
State
1) Government. In its most enlarged sense, it signifies a self-sufficient body of persons united together in one community for the defence of their rights, and to do right and justice to foreigners. In this sense, the state means the whole people united into one body politic; and the state, and the people of the state, are equivalent expressions. 2) Condition of persons. This word has various acceptations. If we inquire into its origin, it will be found to come from the Latin status, which is derived from the verb stare, sto, whence has been made statio, which signifies the place where a person is located, stat, to fulfil the obligations which are imposed upon him.
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.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Execute
To complete; to sign; to carry out according to its terms.
Executio non
These words occur in the stat.in the following connexion: Et...precipiatur vice comiti quod scire faciat parti... quod sit ad certum diem ostensura si quid sciat dicere quare hujustnodi irrotulata vel in fine contenta executionem habere non debeant. This statute is the origin of the scire facias post annum et diem quare executionem non. To a plea in bar to such a writ, the defendant should conclude that the plaintiff ought not to have or maintain his aforesaid execution thereof against him, which is called the executio non, as in other cases by actio non.
Execution
1) Contracts. The accomplishment of a thing; as the execution of a bond and warrant of attorney, which is the signing, sealing, and delivery of the same. 2) Criminal law. The putting a convict to death, agreeably to law, in pursuance of his sentence.
Execution paree
By the term execution paree, which is used in Louisiana, is meant a right founded on an authentic act; that is, and passed before a notary, by which the creditor may immediately, without citation or summons, seize and cause to be sold, the property of his debtor, out of the proceeds of which to receive his payment.
Executioner
The name given to him who puts criminals to death, according to their sentence; a hangman.
Executor
A person specifically appointed by a testator to administer the will ensuring that final wishes are respected (i.e. that the will is properly "executed"). An executor is a personal representative.
Executory
Whatever may be executed; as an executory sentence or judgment, an executory contract.
Executory contract doctrine
The American general maritime law (infra) principle that no maritime lien arises from the breach of an unexecuted contract. Such a contract gives rise only to an action in personam, and not to an action in rem. For example, no maritime lien arises for breach of a seaman's employment contract unless the seaman has performed some work on board; nor does a lien exist for the supply of necessaries which have not been furnished to the ship.
Executory process
Via executoria. In Louisiana, this is a process which can be resorted to only in two. cases, namely: 1) When the creditor's right arises-from an act importing a confession of judgment, and which contains a privilege or mortgage in his favor. 2) When the creditor demands the execution of a judgment which has been rendered by a tribunal different from that within whose jurisdiction the execution is sought.
Executrix
A woman who has been appointed by. will to execute such will or testament.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Execute
To complete; to sign; to carry out according to its terms.
Executio non
These words occur in the stat.in the following connexion: Et...precipiatur vice comiti quod scire faciat parti... quod sit ad certum diem ostensura si quid sciat dicere quare hujustnodi irrotulata vel in fine contenta executionem habere non debeant. This statute is the origin of the scire facias post annum et diem quare executionem non. To a plea in bar to such a writ, the defendant should conclude that the plaintiff ought not to have or maintain his aforesaid execution thereof against him, which is called the executio non, as in other cases by actio non.
Execution
1) Contracts. The accomplishment of a thing; as the execution of a bond and warrant of attorney, which is the signing, sealing, and delivery of the same. 2) Criminal law. The putting a convict to death, agreeably to law, in pursuance of his sentence.
Execution paree
By the term execution paree, which is used in Louisiana, is meant a right founded on an authentic act; that is, and passed before a notary, by which the creditor may immediately, without citation or summons, seize and cause to be sold, the property of his debtor, out of the proceeds of which to receive his payment.
Executioner
The name given to him who puts criminals to death, according to their sentence; a hangman.
Executive
Executor
A person specifically appointed by a testator to administer the will ensuring that final wishes are respected (i.e. that the will is properly "executed"). An executor is a personal representative.
Executory
Whatever may be executed; as an executory sentence or judgment, an executory contract.
Executory contract doctrine
The American general maritime law (infra) principle that no maritime lien arises from the breach of an unexecuted contract. Such a contract gives rise only to an action in personam, and not to an action in rem. For example, no maritime lien arises for breach of a seaman's employment contract unless the seaman has performed some work on board; nor does a lien exist for the supply of necessaries which have not been furnished to the ship.
Executory process
Via executoria. In Louisiana, this is a process which can be resorted to only in two. cases, namely: 1) When the creditor's right arises-from an act importing a confession of judgment, and which contains a privilege or mortgage in his favor. 2) When the creditor demands the execution of a judgment which has been rendered by a tribunal different from that within whose jurisdiction the execution is sought.
Executrix
A woman who has been appointed by. will to execute such will or testament.
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