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Minute book
Minute bookA 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. RELATED TERMS-------------------------------------- Book A general name given to every literary composition which is printed; but appropriately to a printed composition bound in a volume. Clerk 1) Commerce, contract. A person in the employ of a merchant, who attends only to a part of his business, while the merchant himself superintends the whole. 2) Ecclesiastical law. Every individual, who is attached to the ecclesiastical state, and who has submitted to the ceremony of the tonsure, is a clerk. 3) A person employed in an office, public or private, for keeping records or accounts. His business is to write or register, in proper form, the transactions of the tribunal or body to which he belongs. Some clerks, however, have little or no writing to do in their offices, as, the clerk of the market, whose duties are confined chiefly to superintending the markets. Prothonotary The title given to an officer who officiates as principal clerk of some courts. Court A body in government to which the administration of justice is delegated. 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. SIMILAR 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. 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-------------------------------------- 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 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. Minute book 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. Mis A syllable which prefixed to some word signifies some fault or defect; as, misadventure, misprision, mistrial, and the like. We thank you for using the Juridical Dictionary to search for Minute book. If you have a better definition for Minute book than the one presented here, please let us know by making use of the suggest a term option. This definition of Minute book may be disputed by other professionals. Our attempt is to provide easy definitions on Minute book and any other medical topic for the public at large.
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