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Finances
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FinancesBy this word is understood the revenue, or public resources or money of the state.
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Word
Construction. One or more syllables which when united convey an idea a single part of speech.
Revenue
The income of the government arising from taxation, duties, and the like; and, according to some correct lawyers, under the idea of revenue is also included the proceeds of the sale of stocks, lands, and other property owned by the government.
Public
By the term the public, is meant the whole body politic, or all the citizens of the state; sometimes it signifies the inhabitants of a particular place; as, the New York public.
Money
Gold, silver, and some other less precious metals, in the progress of civilization and commerce, have become the common standards of value; in order to avoid the delay and inconvenience of regulating their weight and quality whenever passed, the governments of the civilized world have caused them to be manufactured in certain portions, and marked with a Stamp which attests their value; this is called money.
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.
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Final
That which puts an end to anything.
Final decree
A decree which finally decides and disposes of the merits of the whole cause, and reserves no further question or direction for the future judgment of the court, so that it will not be necessary to bring the cause again before the court for decision. Beebe v. Russell, 19 How. 285 (1856); 13 Pet. 15 (1839).
Final judgment
Relitigation of a matter as the result of a judge's decision. it does not become final for purposes of appeal until the expiration of a certain amount of time.
Financier
A person employed in the economical management and application of public money or finances; one who is employed in the management of money.
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Filum viae
The thread or middle of the road.
Fin de non recevoir
French law. An exception or plea founded on law, which, without entering into the merits of the action, shows that the plaintiff has no right to bring it, either because the time during which it ought to have been brought has elapsed, which is called prescription, or that there has been a compromise, accord and satisfaction, or any other cause which has destroyed the right of action which once subsisted.
Final
That which puts an end to anything.
Final decree
A decree which finally decides and disposes of the merits of the whole cause, and reserves no further question or direction for the future judgment of the court, so that it will not be necessary to bring the cause again before the court for decision. Beebe v. Russell, 19 How. 285 (1856); 13 Pet. 15 (1839).
Final judgment
Relitigation of a matter as the result of a judge's decision. it does not become final for purposes of appeal until the expiration of a certain amount of time.
Finances
Financier
A person employed in the economical management and application of public money or finances; one who is employed in the management of money.
Finder's fee
An agent's (as opposed to agency) fee for finding employment or a contract for a writer. The fee is usually 10-15% of the total billed to the employer and is paid either by the employer or the writer.
Finding
Practice. That which has been ascertained; as, the ruding of the jury is conclusive as to matters of fact when confirmed: by a judgment of the court.
Finding a verdict
The act of the jury in agreement upon a verdict.
Fine
"1) A sum of money, which, by judgment of a competent jurisdiction, is required to be paid for the punishment of an offence. 2) The amount paid by the tenant, on his entrance, to the lord. 3) A special kind of conveyance.
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Word
Construction. One or more syllables which when united convey an idea a single part of speech.
Revenue
The income of the government arising from taxation, duties, and the like; and, according to some correct lawyers, under the idea of revenue is also included the proceeds of the sale of stocks, lands, and other property owned by the government.
Public
By the term the public, is meant the whole body politic, or all the citizens of the state; sometimes it signifies the inhabitants of a particular place; as, the New York public.
Money
Gold, silver, and some other less precious metals, in the progress of civilization and commerce, have become the common standards of value; in order to avoid the delay and inconvenience of regulating their weight and quality whenever passed, the governments of the civilized world have caused them to be manufactured in certain portions, and marked with a Stamp which attests their value; this is called money.
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.
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Final
That which puts an end to anything.
Final decree
A decree which finally decides and disposes of the merits of the whole cause, and reserves no further question or direction for the future judgment of the court, so that it will not be necessary to bring the cause again before the court for decision. Beebe v. Russell, 19 How. 285 (1856); 13 Pet. 15 (1839).
Final judgment
Relitigation of a matter as the result of a judge's decision. it does not become final for purposes of appeal until the expiration of a certain amount of time.
Financier
A person employed in the economical management and application of public money or finances; one who is employed in the management of money.
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Filum viae
The thread or middle of the road.
Fin de non recevoir
French law. An exception or plea founded on law, which, without entering into the merits of the action, shows that the plaintiff has no right to bring it, either because the time during which it ought to have been brought has elapsed, which is called prescription, or that there has been a compromise, accord and satisfaction, or any other cause which has destroyed the right of action which once subsisted.
Final
That which puts an end to anything.
Final decree
A decree which finally decides and disposes of the merits of the whole cause, and reserves no further question or direction for the future judgment of the court, so that it will not be necessary to bring the cause again before the court for decision. Beebe v. Russell, 19 How. 285 (1856); 13 Pet. 15 (1839).
Final judgment
Relitigation of a matter as the result of a judge's decision. it does not become final for purposes of appeal until the expiration of a certain amount of time.
Finances
Financier
A person employed in the economical management and application of public money or finances; one who is employed in the management of money.
Finder's fee
An agent's (as opposed to agency) fee for finding employment or a contract for a writer. The fee is usually 10-15% of the total billed to the employer and is paid either by the employer or the writer.
Finding
Practice. That which has been ascertained; as, the ruding of the jury is conclusive as to matters of fact when confirmed: by a judgment of the court.
Finding a verdict
The act of the jury in agreement upon a verdict.
Fine
"1) A sum of money, which, by judgment of a competent jurisdiction, is required to be paid for the punishment of an offence. 2) The amount paid by the tenant, on his entrance, to the lord. 3) A special kind of conveyance.
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