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Nation
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NationA group or race of people that share history, traditions and culture. The United Kingdom is comprised of four nations or national groups: the English, Scots, Irish and Welsh. Canada includes French-Canadians, English-Canadians and a number of aboriginal nations. Thus, states may be comprised of one or several nations. It is common English to use the word "nation" when referring to what is known in law as "states."
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People
A state.
Share
A portion of anything. Sometimes shares are equal, at other times they are unequal.
History
Evidence. The recital of facts written and given out for true. Facts stated in histories may be read in evidence, on the ground of their notoriety.
Kingdom
A country where an officer called a king exercises the powers of government, whether the same be absolute or limited. Wolff, Inst. Nat. 994. In some kingdoms the executive officer may be a woman, who is called a queen.
Nations
Nations or states are independent bodies politic; societies of men united together for the purpose of promoting their mutual safety and advantage by the joint efforts of their combined strength.
National
National or public domain. All the property which belongs to the state is comprehended under the name of national or public domain.
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.
Several
A state of separation or partition. A several agreement or cove-nant, is one entered into by two or more persons separately, each binding himself for the whole; a several action is one in which two or more persons are separately charged; a several inheritance, is one conveyed so as to descend, or come to two persons separately by moieties. Several is usually opposed to joint.
Common
marriage law. a marriage in which no formal ceremony took place and no license exists.
Word
Construction. One or more syllables which when united convey an idea a single part of speech.
When
1) At which time, in wills, standing by itself unqualified and unexplained, this is a word of condition denoting the time at which the gift is to continence. 2) The context of a will may show that the word when is to be applied to the possession only, not to the vesting of a legacy; but to justify this construction, there must be circumstances, or other expressions in the will, showing such to have been the testator's intent.
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National
National or public domain. All the property which belongs to the state is comprehended under the name of national or public domain.
National insurance
National insurance refers to a system of taxes, and related social security benefits, that has been active in the United Kingdom since its introduction in 1911.
National insurance contributions
National Insurance Contributions must be paid by employers and employees. They are collected through the "pay as you earn" income tax collection system. The employer must make appropriate deductions from earnings and make payments of both his and his employees' contributions each month.
National labor relations board (nlrb)
A federal agency which prevents and remedies unfair labor practices by employers and labor organizations
National legislation and international conventions
An approach to the conflict of laws whereby conflicts problems are solved by the application of conflict rules enacted by national legislation or international conventions.
National treatment
A tenet of international trade agreements whereby nations must afford imported goods the same treatment that they afford domestic or "national" products (no discrimination).
Nationality
The state of a person in relation to the nation in which he was born.
Nations
Nations or states are independent bodies politic; societies of men united together for the purpose of promoting their mutual safety and advantage by the joint efforts of their combined strength.
Natives
All persons born within the jurisdiction of the United States, are considered as natives. Natives will be classed into those born before the declaration of independence, and those born since.
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Napoleon code
The Code Civil of France, enacted into law during the reign of Napoleon, bore his name until the restoration of the Bourbons when it was deprived of that name, and it is now cited Code Civil.
Narr
Pleading. An abbreviation of the word narratio; a declaration in the cause.
Narrator
A pleader who draws narrs serviens narrator, a sergeant at law.
Narrow seas
English law. Those seas which adjoin the coast of England.
Natale
The state of condition of a man acquired by birth.
Nation
National
National or public domain. All the property which belongs to the state is comprehended under the name of national or public domain.
National insurance contributions
National Insurance Contributions must be paid by employers and employees. They are collected through the "pay as you earn" income tax collection system. The employer must make appropriate deductions from earnings and make payments of both his and his employees' contributions each month.
National labor relations board (nlrb)
A federal agency which prevents and remedies unfair labor practices by employers and labor organizations
National legislation and international conventions
An approach to the conflict of laws whereby conflicts problems are solved by the application of conflict rules enacted by national legislation or international conventions.
National treatment
A tenet of international trade agreements whereby nations must afford imported goods the same treatment that they afford domestic or "national" products (no discrimination).
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People
A state.
Share
A portion of anything. Sometimes shares are equal, at other times they are unequal.
History
Evidence. The recital of facts written and given out for true. Facts stated in histories may be read in evidence, on the ground of their notoriety.
Kingdom
A country where an officer called a king exercises the powers of government, whether the same be absolute or limited. Wolff, Inst. Nat. 994. In some kingdoms the executive officer may be a woman, who is called a queen.
Nations
Nations or states are independent bodies politic; societies of men united together for the purpose of promoting their mutual safety and advantage by the joint efforts of their combined strength.
National
National or public domain. All the property which belongs to the state is comprehended under the name of national or public domain.
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.
Several
A state of separation or partition. A several agreement or cove-nant, is one entered into by two or more persons separately, each binding himself for the whole; a several action is one in which two or more persons are separately charged; a several inheritance, is one conveyed so as to descend, or come to two persons separately by moieties. Several is usually opposed to joint.
Common
marriage law. a marriage in which no formal ceremony took place and no license exists.
Word
Construction. One or more syllables which when united convey an idea a single part of speech.
When
1) At which time, in wills, standing by itself unqualified and unexplained, this is a word of condition denoting the time at which the gift is to continence. 2) The context of a will may show that the word when is to be applied to the possession only, not to the vesting of a legacy; but to justify this construction, there must be circumstances, or other expressions in the will, showing such to have been the testator's intent.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
National
National or public domain. All the property which belongs to the state is comprehended under the name of national or public domain.
National insurance
National insurance refers to a system of taxes, and related social security benefits, that has been active in the United Kingdom since its introduction in 1911.
National insurance contributions
National Insurance Contributions must be paid by employers and employees. They are collected through the "pay as you earn" income tax collection system. The employer must make appropriate deductions from earnings and make payments of both his and his employees' contributions each month.
National labor relations board (nlrb)
A federal agency which prevents and remedies unfair labor practices by employers and labor organizations
National legislation and international conventions
An approach to the conflict of laws whereby conflicts problems are solved by the application of conflict rules enacted by national legislation or international conventions.
National treatment
A tenet of international trade agreements whereby nations must afford imported goods the same treatment that they afford domestic or "national" products (no discrimination).
Nationality
The state of a person in relation to the nation in which he was born.
Nations
Nations or states are independent bodies politic; societies of men united together for the purpose of promoting their mutual safety and advantage by the joint efforts of their combined strength.
Natives
All persons born within the jurisdiction of the United States, are considered as natives. Natives will be classed into those born before the declaration of independence, and those born since.
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Napoleon code
The Code Civil of France, enacted into law during the reign of Napoleon, bore his name until the restoration of the Bourbons when it was deprived of that name, and it is now cited Code Civil.
Narr
Pleading. An abbreviation of the word narratio; a declaration in the cause.
Narrator
A pleader who draws narrs serviens narrator, a sergeant at law.
Narrow seas
English law. Those seas which adjoin the coast of England.
Natale
The state of condition of a man acquired by birth.
Nation
National
National or public domain. All the property which belongs to the state is comprehended under the name of national or public domain.
National insurance contributions
National Insurance Contributions must be paid by employers and employees. They are collected through the "pay as you earn" income tax collection system. The employer must make appropriate deductions from earnings and make payments of both his and his employees' contributions each month.
National labor relations board (nlrb)
A federal agency which prevents and remedies unfair labor practices by employers and labor organizations
National legislation and international conventions
An approach to the conflict of laws whereby conflicts problems are solved by the application of conflict rules enacted by national legislation or international conventions.
National treatment
A tenet of international trade agreements whereby nations must afford imported goods the same treatment that they afford domestic or "national" products (no discrimination).
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