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Minute
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Minute1) Measures. In divisions of the circle or angular measures, a minute is equal to sixty seconds, or one sixtieth part of a degree. 2) Practice. A memorandum of what takes place in court; made by authority of the court. From these minutes the record is afterwards made up. They are so called because the writing in which they were originally, was small, that the word is derived, from the Latin minuta, (scriptura) in opposition to copies which were delivered to the parties, and which were always written in a larger hand.
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Minute
1) Measures. In divisions of the circle or angular measures, a minute is equal to sixty seconds, or one sixtieth part of a degree. 2) Practice. A memorandum of what takes place in court; made by authority of the court. From these minutes the record is afterwards made up. They are so called because the writing in which they were originally, was small, that the word is derived, from the Latin minuta, (scriptura) in opposition to copies which were delivered to the parties, and which were always written in a larger hand.
Seconds
Criminal law. Those persons who assist, direct and support others engaged in fighting a duel.
Degree
1) Descents. This word is derived from the French degre, which is itself taken from the Latin gradus, and signifies literally, a step in a stairway, or the round of a ladder. 2) measures. In angular measures, a degree is equal to sixty minutes, or the thirtieth part of a sine. 3) persons. By degree, is understood the state or condition of a person.
Practice
The form, manner and order of conducting and carrying on suits or prosecutions in the courts through their various stages, according, to the principles of law, and the rules laid down by the respective courts.
Memorandum
1) Literally, to be remembered. It is an informal instrument recording some fact or agreement, so called from its beginning, when it was made in Latin. It is sometimes commenced with this word, though written in English; as "Memorandum, that it is agreed," or it is headed with the words, "Be it remembered that,". The term memorandum is also applied to the clause of an instrument. 2) Insurance. A clause in a policy limiting the liability of the insurer. Its usual form is as follows, namely,fish, salt, fruit, flour and seed, are warranted free from average, unless general, or the ship be stranded: sugar, tobacco, hemp, flax, hides and skins, are warranted free from average, under five percent; and all other goods, also the ship and freight, are warranted free from average, under three percent unless general, or the ship be stranded."
Place
Pleading, evidence. A particular portion of space; locality.
Court
A body in government to which the administration of justice is delegated.
Authority
Government. The right and power which an officer has in the exercise of a public function to compel obedience to his lawful commands.
Minutes
A written record of the proceedings of director's or shareholder's meetings. Usually a summary of the discussion at meetings and a record of formal resolutions passed. The minutes of a meeting are usually prepared by the secretary and then presented and approved at the next meeting and signed by the chairman.
Record
1) Evidence. A written memorial made by a public officer authorized by law to perform that function, and intended to serve as evidence of something written, said, or done. 2) To record. The act of making a record.
Writing
The act of forming by the hand letters or characters of a particular kind on paper or other suitable substance, and artfully putting them together so as to co nvey ideas. It differs from printing, which is the formation of words on paper or other proper substance by means of a stamp. Sometimes by writing ii understood printing, and sometimes printing and writing mixed.
Were
The name of a fine among the Saxons imposed upon a murderer
Word
Construction. One or more syllables which when united convey an idea a single part of speech.
Opposition
practice. The act of a creditor who, declares his dissent to a debtor's being discharged under the insolvent laws.
Parties
Contracts. Those persons who engage themselves to do, or not to do the matters and things contained in an agreement.
Hand
"1) That part of the human body at the end of the arm. 2) Formerly the hand was considered as the symbol of good faith, and some contracts derive their names from the fact that the hand was used in making them; as handsale, mandatum which comes from ä manu datä. The hand is still used for various legal or forensic purposes. When a person is accused of a crime and he is arraigned, and he is asked to hold up his right hand; and when one is sworn as a witness, he is required to lay his right hand on the Bible, or to hold it up. 3) Hand is also the name of a measure of length used in ascertaining the height of horses. It is four inches long. 4) In a figurative sense, by hand is understood a particular form of writing; as if B writes a good hand. Various kinds of hand have been used, as, the secretary hand, the Roman hand, the court hand. Wills and contracts may be written in any of these, or any other which is intelligible.
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Minute book
A book kept by the clerk or prothonotary of a court, in which minutes of its proceedings are entered. It has been decided that minutes are no part of the record.
Minute order
An official record of a court proceeding. it is prepared by the court clerk and is not a judgment.
Minutes
A written record of the proceedings of director's or shareholder's meetings. Usually a summary of the discussion at meetings and a record of formal resolutions passed. The minutes of a meeting are usually prepared by the secretary and then presented and approved at the next meeting and signed by the chairman.
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Ministerial trusts
These which are also called instrumental trusts, demand no further exercise of reason or understanding, than every intelligent agent must necessarily employ as to convey an estate. They are a species of special trusts, distinguished from discretionary trusts, which necessarily require much exercise of the understanding.
Minor
Persons. One under the age of twenty-one years, while in a state of infancy; one who has not attained the age of a major. The terms major and minor, are more particularly used in the civil law. The common law terms are adult and infant.
Minority
The state or condition of a minor; infancy. In another sense, it signifies the lesser number of votes of a deliberative assembly; opposed to majority.
Minority shareholder
A shareholder holding less than 50% of the voting rights attached to the equity and accordingly subject to the control of another shareholder or group of shareholders with the majority. There is a further 25% threshold below which the minority can prevent special resolutions being passed.
Mint
The place designated by law, where money is coined by authority of the government of the United States.
Minute
Minute book
A book kept by the clerk or prothonotary of a court, in which minutes of its proceedings are entered. It has been decided that minutes are no part of the record.
Minute order
An official record of a court proceeding. it is prepared by the court clerk and is not a judgment.
Minutes
A written record of the proceedings of director's or shareholder's meetings. Usually a summary of the discussion at meetings and a record of formal resolutions passed. The minutes of a meeting are usually prepared by the secretary and then presented and approved at the next meeting and signed by the chairman.
Miranda warning
Also known as the "Miranda Rule, this is the name given to the requirement that police officers, in the U.S.A., must warn suspects upon arrest that they have the right to remain silent, that any statement that they make could be used against them in a court of law, that they have the right to contact a lawyer and that if they cannot afford a lawyer, that one will be provided before any questioning is so desired. Failure to issue the Miranda warning results in the evidence so obtained to not be admissible in the court. The warning became a national police requirement when ordered by the US Supreme Court in the 1966 case Miranda v. Arizona and that is how it got the name.
Mirror des justices
The Mirror of Justices, a treatise written during the reign of Edward II. Andrew Horne is its reputed author. It was first published in 1642, and in 1768 it was translated into English by William Hughes. Some diversity of opinion seems to exist as to its merits.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Minute
1) Measures. In divisions of the circle or angular measures, a minute is equal to sixty seconds, or one sixtieth part of a degree. 2) Practice. A memorandum of what takes place in court; made by authority of the court. From these minutes the record is afterwards made up. They are so called because the writing in which they were originally, was small, that the word is derived, from the Latin minuta, (scriptura) in opposition to copies which were delivered to the parties, and which were always written in a larger hand.
Seconds
Criminal law. Those persons who assist, direct and support others engaged in fighting a duel.
Degree
1) Descents. This word is derived from the French degre, which is itself taken from the Latin gradus, and signifies literally, a step in a stairway, or the round of a ladder. 2) measures. In angular measures, a degree is equal to sixty minutes, or the thirtieth part of a sine. 3) persons. By degree, is understood the state or condition of a person.
Practice
The form, manner and order of conducting and carrying on suits or prosecutions in the courts through their various stages, according, to the principles of law, and the rules laid down by the respective courts.
Memorandum
1) Literally, to be remembered. It is an informal instrument recording some fact or agreement, so called from its beginning, when it was made in Latin. It is sometimes commenced with this word, though written in English; as "Memorandum, that it is agreed," or it is headed with the words, "Be it remembered that,". The term memorandum is also applied to the clause of an instrument. 2) Insurance. A clause in a policy limiting the liability of the insurer. Its usual form is as follows, namely,fish, salt, fruit, flour and seed, are warranted free from average, unless general, or the ship be stranded: sugar, tobacco, hemp, flax, hides and skins, are warranted free from average, under five percent; and all other goods, also the ship and freight, are warranted free from average, under three percent unless general, or the ship be stranded."
Place
Pleading, evidence. A particular portion of space; locality.
Court
A body in government to which the administration of justice is delegated.
Authority
Government. The right and power which an officer has in the exercise of a public function to compel obedience to his lawful commands.
Minutes
A written record of the proceedings of director's or shareholder's meetings. Usually a summary of the discussion at meetings and a record of formal resolutions passed. The minutes of a meeting are usually prepared by the secretary and then presented and approved at the next meeting and signed by the chairman.
Record
1) Evidence. A written memorial made by a public officer authorized by law to perform that function, and intended to serve as evidence of something written, said, or done. 2) To record. The act of making a record.
Writing
The act of forming by the hand letters or characters of a particular kind on paper or other suitable substance, and artfully putting them together so as to co nvey ideas. It differs from printing, which is the formation of words on paper or other proper substance by means of a stamp. Sometimes by writing ii understood printing, and sometimes printing and writing mixed.
Were
The name of a fine among the Saxons imposed upon a murderer
Word
Construction. One or more syllables which when united convey an idea a single part of speech.
Opposition
practice. The act of a creditor who, declares his dissent to a debtor's being discharged under the insolvent laws.
Parties
Contracts. Those persons who engage themselves to do, or not to do the matters and things contained in an agreement.
Hand
"1) That part of the human body at the end of the arm. 2) Formerly the hand was considered as the symbol of good faith, and some contracts derive their names from the fact that the hand was used in making them; as handsale, mandatum which comes from ä manu datä. The hand is still used for various legal or forensic purposes. When a person is accused of a crime and he is arraigned, and he is asked to hold up his right hand; and when one is sworn as a witness, he is required to lay his right hand on the Bible, or to hold it up. 3) Hand is also the name of a measure of length used in ascertaining the height of horses. It is four inches long. 4) In a figurative sense, by hand is understood a particular form of writing; as if B writes a good hand. Various kinds of hand have been used, as, the secretary hand, the Roman hand, the court hand. Wills and contracts may be written in any of these, or any other which is intelligible.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Minute book
A book kept by the clerk or prothonotary of a court, in which minutes of its proceedings are entered. It has been decided that minutes are no part of the record.
Minute order
An official record of a court proceeding. it is prepared by the court clerk and is not a judgment.
Minutes
A written record of the proceedings of director's or shareholder's meetings. Usually a summary of the discussion at meetings and a record of formal resolutions passed. The minutes of a meeting are usually prepared by the secretary and then presented and approved at the next meeting and signed by the chairman.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Ministerial trusts
These which are also called instrumental trusts, demand no further exercise of reason or understanding, than every intelligent agent must necessarily employ as to convey an estate. They are a species of special trusts, distinguished from discretionary trusts, which necessarily require much exercise of the understanding.
Minor
Persons. One under the age of twenty-one years, while in a state of infancy; one who has not attained the age of a major. The terms major and minor, are more particularly used in the civil law. The common law terms are adult and infant.
Minority
The state or condition of a minor; infancy. In another sense, it signifies the lesser number of votes of a deliberative assembly; opposed to majority.
Minority shareholder
A shareholder holding less than 50% of the voting rights attached to the equity and accordingly subject to the control of another shareholder or group of shareholders with the majority. There is a further 25% threshold below which the minority can prevent special resolutions being passed.
Mint
The place designated by law, where money is coined by authority of the government of the United States.
Minute
Minute book
A book kept by the clerk or prothonotary of a court, in which minutes of its proceedings are entered. It has been decided that minutes are no part of the record.
Minute order
An official record of a court proceeding. it is prepared by the court clerk and is not a judgment.
Minutes
A written record of the proceedings of director's or shareholder's meetings. Usually a summary of the discussion at meetings and a record of formal resolutions passed. The minutes of a meeting are usually prepared by the secretary and then presented and approved at the next meeting and signed by the chairman.
Miranda warning
Also known as the "Miranda Rule, this is the name given to the requirement that police officers, in the U.S.A., must warn suspects upon arrest that they have the right to remain silent, that any statement that they make could be used against them in a court of law, that they have the right to contact a lawyer and that if they cannot afford a lawyer, that one will be provided before any questioning is so desired. Failure to issue the Miranda warning results in the evidence so obtained to not be admissible in the court. The warning became a national police requirement when ordered by the US Supreme Court in the 1966 case Miranda v. Arizona and that is how it got the name.
Mirror des justices
The Mirror of Justices, a treatise written during the reign of Edward II. Andrew Horne is its reputed author. It was first published in 1642, and in 1768 it was translated into English by William Hughes. Some diversity of opinion seems to exist as to its merits.
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