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General law
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General lawRelates to a whole genus or kind, to a whole class or order. Opposed, local or special law.
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Genus
It denotes the number of beings, or objects, which agree in certain general properties, common to them all, so that genus is, in fact, only an abstract idea, expressed by some general name or term; or rather a name or term, to signify what is called au abstract idea. Thus, goods is the generic name, and includes, generally, all personal property; but this word may be restrained, particularly in bequests to such goods as are of the same kind as those previously enumerated.
Order
An instruction rightfully given by someone superior in hyerarchy. Also, a social state of civil coexistance without widespread public violence.
Local
Pertaining to a place; something annexed to the freehold or tied to a certain place; as, local courts, or courts whose jurisdiction is limited to a particular place; local allegiance, or allegiance due while you are in a particular place or country; local taxes, or those which are collected for particular districts.
Special
That which relates to a particular species or kind, opposed to general; as special verdict and general verdict; special imparlance and general imparlance; special jury, or one selected for a particular case, and general jury; special issue and general issue, &c.
Law
A rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society. The learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system.
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Genealogy
The summary history or table of a house or family, showing how the persons there named are connected together.
Gener
A son-in-law.
General
1) A principal officer, particularly in the army. 2) Something opposed to special; as, a general verdict, the general issue, which expressions are used in contradistinction to special verdict, special issue. 3) Principal, as the general post office. 4) Not select, as a general ship. 5) Not particular, as a general custom. 5) Not limited, as general jurisdiction. 7) This word is sometimes annexed or prefixed to other words to express or limit the extent of their signification; as Attorney General, Solicitor General, the General Assembly.
General agreement on tariffs and trade
GATT. Multilateral international treaty first created in 1947 and frequently amended (most recently in 1994) to which 125 countries subscribe. GATT provides for fair trade rules and the gradual reduction of tariffs, duties and other trade barriers. The 1994 amendment created a World Trade Organization, which oversees the implementation of the GATT.
General assembly
This name is given in some of the states to the senate and house of representatives, which compose the legislative body.
General counsel
The senior lawyer of a corporation. This is normally a full-time employee of the corporation although some corporations contract this position out to a lawyer with a private firm.
General damages
Torts. General damages are such as the law implies to have accrued from the act of a tort-feasor.
General defense
A general denial of the material allegations of a claim.
General heir
Heir at common in the English law. The heir at common law is he who, after his father or ancestor's death has a right to, and is introduced into all his lands, tenements and hereditaments. He must be of the whole blood, not a bastard, alien.
General imparlance
Pleading. One granted upon a prayer, in which the defendant reserves to himself no exceptions, and is always from one term to another.
General issue
Pleading. A plea which traverses or denies at once the whole indictment or declaration, without offering any special matter, to evade it. It is called the general issue, because, by importing an absolute and general denial of what is alleged in the indictment or declaration, it amounts at once to an issue.
General jurisdiction
Refers to courts that have no limit on the types of criminal and civil cases they may hear.
General land office
"One of the departments of government of the United States. It was established by the Act of April 25,1812. It was reorganized by the following act, entitled ""An act to reorganize the General Land Office,"" approved July 4, 1836.
General maritime law
A term used particularly in the United States to refer to the non-statutory sources of American admiralty law. The general maritime law of the United States is derived from the historic lex maritima common to all Western European nations, with its fundamentally civilian nature and origin. The general maritime law includes such concepts and institutions as the maritime attachment; the theory of abandonment (supra) in shipowners' limitation of liability; the legislative treatment of maritime liens as substantive rights, rather than as procedural remedies dependent upon jurisdiction; remedies for wrongful death; the ocean carrier's possessory lien (infra) for bill of lading freight (supra), charter hire (infra) and demurrage (supra); maintenance and cure rights of the sick or injured seaman; the role of equity in admiralty law; general average (supra); marine insurance and pre-judgment interest.
General meeting
Companies are ultimately controlled by their shareholders voting in general meeting. Meetings of shareholders are convened by formal notice. The procedure is contained in the Articles of Association. Ordinary resolutions are passed by a simple majority of shareholders present in person or in proxy voting at the meeting.
General Motors lawyer
A lawyer representing American multinational car maker General Motors.
General naturalization provisions
The basic requirements for naturalization that every applicant must meet, unless a member of a special class. General provisions require an applicant to be at least 18 years of age and a lawful permanent resident with five years of continuous residence in the United States, have been physically present in the country for half that period, and establish good moral character for at least that period.
General population (prison)
In the US penitentiary slang, the mainline. Prisoners who can mix with other prisoners.
General Public Utilities Corporation lawsuit
The class action lawsuit against this company, owner of the three Mile Island nuclear power station which had a meltdown in 1979.
General Public Utilities Corporation lawyer
The class action lawyer representing this company, owner of the three Mile Island nuclear power station which had a meltdown in 1979.
General ship
One which is employed by the master or owners, on a particular voyage, and is hired by a number of persons, unconnected with each other, to convey their respective goods to the place of destination.
General special imparlance
Pleading. One in which the defendant reserves to himself " all advantages and exceptions whatsoever."
General texts
An approach to conflict of laws whereby solutions to conflict problems are sought in commentaries, general textbooks and essays by conflict of laws scholars, but without reliance on any multiple numbered rules, infra.
General traverse
Pleading. One preceded by a general inducement, and denying, in general terms, all that is last before alleged on the opposite side, instead of pursuing the words of the allegations, which it denies.
Generalia specialibus non derogant
A Latin maxim meaning "general things do not derogate from special things". The maxim expresses a rule of construction of statutes and international conventions, whereby their general provisions are held not to qualify their particular provisions.
Geneva conventions
The Geneva Conventions on the High Seas, on the Territorial Sea and Contiguous Zone, on the Continental Shelf and on Fishing and Conservation of the Living Resources of the High Seas, adopted at Geneva on April 29, 1958.
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General heir
Heir at common in the English law. The heir at common law is he who, after his father or ancestor's death has a right to, and is introduced into all his lands, tenements and hereditaments. He must be of the whole blood, not a bastard, alien.
General imparlance
Pleading. One granted upon a prayer, in which the defendant reserves to himself no exceptions, and is always from one term to another.
General issue
Pleading. A plea which traverses or denies at once the whole indictment or declaration, without offering any special matter, to evade it. It is called the general issue, because, by importing an absolute and general denial of what is alleged in the indictment or declaration, it amounts at once to an issue.
General jurisdiction
Refers to courts that have no limit on the types of criminal and civil cases they may hear.
General land office
"One of the departments of government of the United States. It was established by the Act of April 25,1812. It was reorganized by the following act, entitled ""An act to reorganize the General Land Office,"" approved July 4, 1836.
General law
General maritime law
A term used particularly in the United States to refer to the non-statutory sources of American admiralty law. The general maritime law of the United States is derived from the historic lex maritima common to all Western European nations, with its fundamentally civilian nature and origin. The general maritime law includes such concepts and institutions as the maritime attachment; the theory of abandonment (supra) in shipowners' limitation of liability; the legislative treatment of maritime liens as substantive rights, rather than as procedural remedies dependent upon jurisdiction; remedies for wrongful death; the ocean carrier's possessory lien (infra) for bill of lading freight (supra), charter hire (infra) and demurrage (supra); maintenance and cure rights of the sick or injured seaman; the role of equity in admiralty law; general average (supra); marine insurance and pre-judgment interest.
General meeting
Companies are ultimately controlled by their shareholders voting in general meeting. Meetings of shareholders are convened by formal notice. The procedure is contained in the Articles of Association. Ordinary resolutions are passed by a simple majority of shareholders present in person or in proxy voting at the meeting.
General naturalization provisions
The basic requirements for naturalization that every applicant must meet, unless a member of a special class. General provisions require an applicant to be at least 18 years of age and a lawful permanent resident with five years of continuous residence in the United States, have been physically present in the country for half that period, and establish good moral character for at least that period.
General ship
One which is employed by the master or owners, on a particular voyage, and is hired by a number of persons, unconnected with each other, to convey their respective goods to the place of destination.
General special imparlance
Pleading. One in which the defendant reserves to himself " all advantages and exceptions whatsoever."
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Genus
It denotes the number of beings, or objects, which agree in certain general properties, common to them all, so that genus is, in fact, only an abstract idea, expressed by some general name or term; or rather a name or term, to signify what is called au abstract idea. Thus, goods is the generic name, and includes, generally, all personal property; but this word may be restrained, particularly in bequests to such goods as are of the same kind as those previously enumerated.
Order
An instruction rightfully given by someone superior in hyerarchy. Also, a social state of civil coexistance without widespread public violence.
Local
Pertaining to a place; something annexed to the freehold or tied to a certain place; as, local courts, or courts whose jurisdiction is limited to a particular place; local allegiance, or allegiance due while you are in a particular place or country; local taxes, or those which are collected for particular districts.
Special
That which relates to a particular species or kind, opposed to general; as special verdict and general verdict; special imparlance and general imparlance; special jury, or one selected for a particular case, and general jury; special issue and general issue, &c.
Law
A rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society. The learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system.
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Genealogy
The summary history or table of a house or family, showing how the persons there named are connected together.
Gener
A son-in-law.
General
1) A principal officer, particularly in the army. 2) Something opposed to special; as, a general verdict, the general issue, which expressions are used in contradistinction to special verdict, special issue. 3) Principal, as the general post office. 4) Not select, as a general ship. 5) Not particular, as a general custom. 5) Not limited, as general jurisdiction. 7) This word is sometimes annexed or prefixed to other words to express or limit the extent of their signification; as Attorney General, Solicitor General, the General Assembly.
General agreement on tariffs and trade
GATT. Multilateral international treaty first created in 1947 and frequently amended (most recently in 1994) to which 125 countries subscribe. GATT provides for fair trade rules and the gradual reduction of tariffs, duties and other trade barriers. The 1994 amendment created a World Trade Organization, which oversees the implementation of the GATT.
General assembly
This name is given in some of the states to the senate and house of representatives, which compose the legislative body.
General counsel
The senior lawyer of a corporation. This is normally a full-time employee of the corporation although some corporations contract this position out to a lawyer with a private firm.
General damages
Torts. General damages are such as the law implies to have accrued from the act of a tort-feasor.
General defense
A general denial of the material allegations of a claim.
General heir
Heir at common in the English law. The heir at common law is he who, after his father or ancestor's death has a right to, and is introduced into all his lands, tenements and hereditaments. He must be of the whole blood, not a bastard, alien.
General imparlance
Pleading. One granted upon a prayer, in which the defendant reserves to himself no exceptions, and is always from one term to another.
General issue
Pleading. A plea which traverses or denies at once the whole indictment or declaration, without offering any special matter, to evade it. It is called the general issue, because, by importing an absolute and general denial of what is alleged in the indictment or declaration, it amounts at once to an issue.
General jurisdiction
Refers to courts that have no limit on the types of criminal and civil cases they may hear.
General land office
"One of the departments of government of the United States. It was established by the Act of April 25,1812. It was reorganized by the following act, entitled ""An act to reorganize the General Land Office,"" approved July 4, 1836.
General maritime law
A term used particularly in the United States to refer to the non-statutory sources of American admiralty law. The general maritime law of the United States is derived from the historic lex maritima common to all Western European nations, with its fundamentally civilian nature and origin. The general maritime law includes such concepts and institutions as the maritime attachment; the theory of abandonment (supra) in shipowners' limitation of liability; the legislative treatment of maritime liens as substantive rights, rather than as procedural remedies dependent upon jurisdiction; remedies for wrongful death; the ocean carrier's possessory lien (infra) for bill of lading freight (supra), charter hire (infra) and demurrage (supra); maintenance and cure rights of the sick or injured seaman; the role of equity in admiralty law; general average (supra); marine insurance and pre-judgment interest.
General meeting
Companies are ultimately controlled by their shareholders voting in general meeting. Meetings of shareholders are convened by formal notice. The procedure is contained in the Articles of Association. Ordinary resolutions are passed by a simple majority of shareholders present in person or in proxy voting at the meeting.
General Motors lawyer
A lawyer representing American multinational car maker General Motors.
General naturalization provisions
The basic requirements for naturalization that every applicant must meet, unless a member of a special class. General provisions require an applicant to be at least 18 years of age and a lawful permanent resident with five years of continuous residence in the United States, have been physically present in the country for half that period, and establish good moral character for at least that period.
General population (prison)
In the US penitentiary slang, the mainline. Prisoners who can mix with other prisoners.
General Public Utilities Corporation lawsuit
The class action lawsuit against this company, owner of the three Mile Island nuclear power station which had a meltdown in 1979.
General Public Utilities Corporation lawyer
The class action lawyer representing this company, owner of the three Mile Island nuclear power station which had a meltdown in 1979.
General ship
One which is employed by the master or owners, on a particular voyage, and is hired by a number of persons, unconnected with each other, to convey their respective goods to the place of destination.
General special imparlance
Pleading. One in which the defendant reserves to himself " all advantages and exceptions whatsoever."
General texts
An approach to conflict of laws whereby solutions to conflict problems are sought in commentaries, general textbooks and essays by conflict of laws scholars, but without reliance on any multiple numbered rules, infra.
General traverse
Pleading. One preceded by a general inducement, and denying, in general terms, all that is last before alleged on the opposite side, instead of pursuing the words of the allegations, which it denies.
Generalia specialibus non derogant
A Latin maxim meaning "general things do not derogate from special things". The maxim expresses a rule of construction of statutes and international conventions, whereby their general provisions are held not to qualify their particular provisions.
Geneva conventions
The Geneva Conventions on the High Seas, on the Territorial Sea and Contiguous Zone, on the Continental Shelf and on Fishing and Conservation of the Living Resources of the High Seas, adopted at Geneva on April 29, 1958.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
General heir
Heir at common in the English law. The heir at common law is he who, after his father or ancestor's death has a right to, and is introduced into all his lands, tenements and hereditaments. He must be of the whole blood, not a bastard, alien.
General imparlance
Pleading. One granted upon a prayer, in which the defendant reserves to himself no exceptions, and is always from one term to another.
General issue
Pleading. A plea which traverses or denies at once the whole indictment or declaration, without offering any special matter, to evade it. It is called the general issue, because, by importing an absolute and general denial of what is alleged in the indictment or declaration, it amounts at once to an issue.
General jurisdiction
Refers to courts that have no limit on the types of criminal and civil cases they may hear.
General land office
"One of the departments of government of the United States. It was established by the Act of April 25,1812. It was reorganized by the following act, entitled ""An act to reorganize the General Land Office,"" approved July 4, 1836.
General law
General maritime law
A term used particularly in the United States to refer to the non-statutory sources of American admiralty law. The general maritime law of the United States is derived from the historic lex maritima common to all Western European nations, with its fundamentally civilian nature and origin. The general maritime law includes such concepts and institutions as the maritime attachment; the theory of abandonment (supra) in shipowners' limitation of liability; the legislative treatment of maritime liens as substantive rights, rather than as procedural remedies dependent upon jurisdiction; remedies for wrongful death; the ocean carrier's possessory lien (infra) for bill of lading freight (supra), charter hire (infra) and demurrage (supra); maintenance and cure rights of the sick or injured seaman; the role of equity in admiralty law; general average (supra); marine insurance and pre-judgment interest.
General meeting
Companies are ultimately controlled by their shareholders voting in general meeting. Meetings of shareholders are convened by formal notice. The procedure is contained in the Articles of Association. Ordinary resolutions are passed by a simple majority of shareholders present in person or in proxy voting at the meeting.
General naturalization provisions
The basic requirements for naturalization that every applicant must meet, unless a member of a special class. General provisions require an applicant to be at least 18 years of age and a lawful permanent resident with five years of continuous residence in the United States, have been physically present in the country for half that period, and establish good moral character for at least that period.
General ship
One which is employed by the master or owners, on a particular voyage, and is hired by a number of persons, unconnected with each other, to convey their respective goods to the place of destination.
General special imparlance
Pleading. One in which the defendant reserves to himself " all advantages and exceptions whatsoever."
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